THE ESSENTIALS – At Swim-Two-Birds

THIS BOOK CLUB HAS BEEN MOVED UP ONE WEEK FROM MAY 13.

Stop us if you’ve heard this before:

At Swim-Two-Birds is a 1939 postmodern, metafictional novel by Irish author Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan) that explores the nature of storytelling through multiple, nested narratives, blending Irish folklore, satire, and modernist techniques. The plot centers on a Dublin student who writes a story where his fictional characters rebel against him, leading to a complex, multi-layered work that comments on the relationship between author and creation, featuring characters from Irish myth like the Púca and Mad Sweeney alongside original creations.

This book is unique in every imaginable way, and we’re excited to hear what you think!