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  1. Flann O'Brien was an Irish writer, civil servant and satirist, known for his metafictional novels and columns. He wrote under various pseudonyms, such as Myles na gCopaleen and Brother Barnabas, and was influenced by James Joyce.

  2. Flann OBrien was an Irish novelist, dramatist, and columnist who wrote under several pseudonyms. He is known for his experimental and humorous novels, such as At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman, and his satirical columns in the Irish Times.

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  3. A novel by Flann O'Brien, a pseudonym of Brian O'Nolan, published in 1967. It is a comedy of absurdism and philosophical inquiry, featuring a narrator who becomes obsessed with a mysterious cash box and encounters a one-legged bandit, a police barracks, and a third policeman.

    • Flann O'Brien
    • 1967
  4. Flann O'Brien was a pseudonym of Brian O'Nolan, an Irish writer of fiction and satire. He is known for his bizarre humour and metafiction, such as The Third Policeman and At Swim-Two-Birds.

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    • April 1, 1966
    • October 5, 1911
  5. A 1939 novel by Flann O'Brien, a masterpiece of metafiction and Irish literature. It features a student who writes a novel about his characters rebelling against him, and references to Irish legends and poetry.

    • Flann O'Brien
    • 1939
  6. Oct 1, 2011 · In a peculiar triumph for the puritanical literary censorship that deformed Irish culture during his lifetime, the bedroom in OBrien is the locus, not of sex, but of writing. Secret and ...

  7. Feb 21, 2023 · In a revealing study of OBrien and the cinematic technique of the voice-over and disembodied voice, Paul Fagan uncovers how OBrien undermines and dismantles identity.

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