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Brian O'Nolan
AuthorBooks · Second hand1911-1966
Brian O'Nolan, whose pen names included Flann O'Brien, was an Irish Civil Service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. His four English-language novels, At Swim-Two-Birds (1939), The Hard Life (1961), The Dalkey Archive (1964) and The Third Policeman (1967), were published under the pen name Flann O'Brien. His many satirical columns in The Irish Times and an Irish-language novel, An Béal Bocht (1941), were written under the name Myles na gCopaleen.
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About Brian O'Nolan
Birth
1911
Death
1966
First book
1939
Years writing
87
Brian O'Nolan, whose pen names included Flann O'Brien, was an Irish Civil Service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. His four English-language novels, At Swim-Two-Birds (1939), The Hard Life (1961), The Dalkey Archive (1964) and The Third Policeman (1967), were published under the pen name Flann O'Brien. His many satirical columns in The Irish Times and an Irish-language novel, An Béal Bocht (1941), were written under the name Myles na gCopaleen.
Brian O'Nolan was a prolific Irish writer who excelled in both novels and satirical journalism.
He is world-renowned for his masterpieces At Swim-Two-Birds and The Third Policeman.
He used various pseudonyms throughout his career, with Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen being the most famous.
His satirical wit shone especially in his columns for the Irish Times under the name Myles na gCopaleen.
The vast amount of writing under pseudonyms makes cataloging his complete work a fascinating challenge.
