Ian Thomson

Was Flann O’Brien at his best when writing about drink? (Answers on a damp stressed envelope, please)

The Short Fiction of Flann O'Brien is, not surprisingly, full of beerswillers and liquorslobbers

Flann O'Brien (on right) in the Palace Bar in Dublin (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty)
  • Comments

  • The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien

    Neil Murphy and Keith Hopper (eds)

    Dalkey Archive, pp. 435

Already a subscriber? Log in

Keep reading for free

Subscribe today to get 3 months’ free digital access.

  • Unlimited access to our website and app
  • Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts
  • Explore our online archive, going back to 1828
  • Plus, three months’ free digital access to the Telegraph

Read next

Trending

Rev'd Dr Helen Hall

Witch hunting is no longer a thing of the past

Witch hunting didn’t end in the Middle Ages. Along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, elderly people are being accused of witchcraft, attacked and killed. At least one person a week is targeted and left unable to return to their own land. One man who did survive recently, 74-year-old Tambala Jefwa, lost an eye and is now covered

Because you read about book review

Also by Ian Thomson

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for free — this month only

This month, be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for free. We’ll also give you three months’ free digital access to the Telegraph.

Already a subscriber? Log in