WebbFlann O'Brien, Patrick C. Power (Translator), Ralph Steadman (Illustrator) The Poor Mouth relates the story of one Bonaparte O'Coonassa, born in a cabin in a fictitious village … Webb1 okt. 2011 · IN THE POOR MOUTH, Flann O’Brien’s devastating parody of Gaelic-language autobiographical peasant narratives, the hero is alone at night on the seashore when he …

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WebbBöcker. 1977. Pan books WebbThe Poor Mouth: A Bad Story About the Hard Life User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict O'Brien's wicked satire on the life of Irish peasant Bonaparte O'Coonassa was published in Gaelic in... simply extraordinary

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WebbFlann O'Brien, whose real name was Brian O'Nolan, also wrote under the pen name of Myles na Gopaleen. He was born in 1911 in County Tyrone. A resident of Dublin, he graduated … WebbFlann O’Brien’s gloriously wicked satire of the traditional Irish peasant novel, The Poor Mouth tells the shamelessly ironic story of Bonaparte O’Coonassa, born in the West of Ireland ‘on a terrible winter’s night’. A hymn to the world of potatoes, rain and ‘excellent poverty’, this cruelly funny assault on the fashionable ... WebbThe Poor Mouth ‘O’Brien was one of the comic geniuses of the 20th century… The Poor Mouth is wildly funny and Steadman’s drawings catch the spirit.’ Boston Globe The Poor Mouth relates the story of one Bonaparte O’Coonassa, born in a cabin in a fictitious village called Corkadoragha in western Ireland equally renowned for its beauty and the abject … simply extra hmo formulary