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)
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  • The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien

    Neil Murphy and Keith Hopper (eds)

    Dalkey Archive, pp. 435

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