Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles Na G Copaleen) - Irish Writer Born

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Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles na g Copaleen) - Irish writer born

Twentieth century Irish humorous writer. Under the name Flann OBrien, he published a series of novels that have attracted a wide following for their bizarre humour and Modernist metafiction. At Swim-Two-Birds works entirely with recycled characters fr