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The Third Policeman (John F. Byrne Irish Literature Series)
by Flann Obrien

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One of the funniest books I have ever read, but also one of the most profoundly unsettling. This is a story told by a robber/murderer who ends up at a police station and discusses such vital issues as the location of eternity, the earth's sausage shape, houses full of strawberry jam, and bicycles (of the utmost importance). The narrator's utter confusion becomes our own, leading to some of the most hilarious dialogue ever put to paper — though by the end of the book you might just be laughing to keep from crying.
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Publisher Comments:

The Third Policeman is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just down the road), and de Selby's view that the earth is not round but "sausage-shaped." With the help of his newly found soul named "Joe," he grapples with the riddles and contradictions that three eccentric policeman present to him.

The last of O'Brien's novels to be published, The Third Policeman joins O'Brien's other fiction (At Swim-Two-Birds, The Poor Mouth, The Hard Life, The Best of Myles, The Dalkey Archive) to ensure his place, along with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, as one of Ireland's great comic geniuses.

Synopsis:

The Third Policeman is Flann O'Brien's comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to "Atomic Theory" and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just down the road), and de Selby's view that the earth is not round but "sausage-shaped." With the help of his newly found soul named "Joe, " he grapples with the riddles and contradictions that three eccentric policeman present to him.

Synopsis:

One of the most elegant and inventive contemporary writers, Harry Mathews has created an accomplished and diverse body of work. This volume collects the best of his short fiction, from the hilarious "The Broadcast, " in which the narrator learns from a radio program that everything he needs in life should fit into one sock, to "Calibrations of Latitude, " which follows Sir Joseph Pernican on a meandering and seemingly aimless journey (through the city and through his imagination) that in the end proves not aimless at all, but rather purposeful and deeply moving.
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About the Author

O'Brien is the author of five novels including At Swim-Two-Birds, The Poor Mouth, and The Dalkey Archive and several volumes of essays and newspaper columns.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781564782144
Author:
Obrien, Flann
Publisher:
Dalkey Archive Press
Introduction:
Donoghue, Denis
Author:
O'Brien, Flann
Author:
Donoghue, Denis
Location:
Normal, IL :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Ireland
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Mystery & detective
Copyright:
1967
Edition Description:
1st Dalkey Archive ed.
Series:
John F. Byrne Irish Literature Series
Publication Date:
March 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
200
Dimensions:
8.50x5.51x.61 in. .62 lbs.
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