‘A satisfactory novel should be a self-evident sham,’ in an opinion Flann O’Brien (1911-1966) shared with one of his fictional characters, ‘to which the reader could regulate the degree of his credulity’. Furthermore, the inhabitants of novels should be allowed ‘a private life, self-determination and a decent standard of living’.
J.G. Farrell in his Own Words: Selected Letters and Diaries
The Man in the Wooden Hat
Surviving
Last Chorus: An Autobiographical Medley
Dreaming Iris
The Legend of Colton H. Bryant
Asking for Trouble
Coward on the Beach
Sunday at the Cross Bones
The Echo Maker
The Light of Evening
Coming to terms with the old man
The Sailor in the Wardrobe
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Stephen
February 12th, 2008 5:32pmFlann O'Brien's novels are an antidote to sadness or depression. The email lol that is laugh out loud was made to describe reading them!
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