At Swim-Two-Birds
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At Swim-Two-Birds is a 1939 experimental metafictional novel by Irish writer Brian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien), celebrated for its layered narratives, dark humor, and playful subversion of literary conventions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental literature
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metafictional work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author |
Brian O'Nolan
NERFINISHED
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Flann O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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experimental novel ⓘ metafiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dermot Trellis
NERFINISHED
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Finn MacCool NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Fairy NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlick Trellis NERFINISHED ⓘ Pooka MacPhellimey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
cult classic
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highly regarded in 20th-century Irish literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Irish comic writing
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postmodern fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | unnamed student narrator ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~300 (approximate, varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Irish identity
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author-character relationship ⓘ fictional autonomy ⓘ satire of literary forms ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Irish mythology
NERFINISHED
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folklore ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multiple narratives ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
frame narrative
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metafiction ⓘ story within a story ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark humor
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intertextuality ⓘ layered narratives ⓘ parody of literary conventions ⓘ use of multiple fictional levels ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
nonlinear
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three-level narrative ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Brian O'Nolan