Comments on: Reading Flann O’Brien’s At Swim-Two-Birds: A Primer http://bigother.com/2010/03/19/reading-at-swim-two-birds-a-primer/ Mon, 28 May 2012 12:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A Guide to My Writing Here at Big Other « BIG OTHER http://bigother.com/2010/03/19/reading-at-swim-two-birds-a-primer/#comment-15911 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:07:28 +0000 http://bigother.com/?p=5943#comment-15911 [...] Reading Flann O’Brien’s At Swim-Two-Birds: A Primer — some basic information that might help anyone reading that book (something I strongly encourage) [...]

]]> By: lacithedog http://bigother.com/2010/03/19/reading-at-swim-two-birds-a-primer/#comment-9779 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:46:43 +0000 http://bigother.com/?p=5943#comment-9779 I would add in some sort of book on Irish mythology as well, such as the works of Lady Gregory.

A copy of the Tain Bo Cuailnge (e.g. Thomas Kinsellas translation) would also be helpful to get O’Brien’s jokes about Irish mythology.

]]> By: The Nervous Breakdown http://bigother.com/2010/03/19/reading-at-swim-two-birds-a-primer/#comment-6692 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:37:50 +0000 http://bigother.com/?p=5943#comment-6692 [...] At Swim-Two-Birds, to be consumed at an approachable-yet-respectable clip of 100 pages/week. See AD Jameson's post about reading guides for the complex-ish modernist book. But don't be scared! To fully enjoy [...]

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