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The Poor Mouth - Flann O'Brien
The Poor Mouth
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First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title "An Beal Bocht", this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of "The Dalkey Archive". show more
First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title "An Beal Bocht", this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of "The Dalkey Archive".
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780586087480 (0586087486)
Publisher: Flamingo
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics, Novels, Humor, Funny, Comedy, Literature, European Literature, Cultural, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Irish Literature, Ireland
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Rowena's Reviews
Rowena's Reviews rated it
4.0
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This was a satire about the Irish life told by narrator Bonaparte O'Coonassa (what a name!). There are LOTS of references to potatoes, poverty, drunkenness, perpetual rainfall and the Gaelic language issue. It's a very grim book but manages to be quite funny because of the narrator's writing style. ...
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javajunco
javajunco rated it
4.0 The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About the Hard Life (Irish Literature Series)
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This is straight hyperbole. If you like that sort of thing, you will love this. It's not the very best thing O'Brien wrote, but it's quite fun. :)
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