{"product_id":"flann-obrien-and-the-european-avant-garde-1934-45-dublins-dadaist-9781350415874","title":"Flann O'Brien and the European Avant-Garde, 1934-45: Dublin's Dadaist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrossing the boundaries of a single-author study, this book uncovers Flann O'Brien's attempt to forge a commercially successful Irish literary project from international avant-garde influences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSituating O'Brien's early work within a global context, the book uses new evidence of his collaborations to reimagine him as a networked writer. O'Brien drew upon experimental techniques to generate new categories of writing, rethink Irish culture and reach a wide audience. This study illuminates a network of cultural production around O'Brien, linking his work to English comic magazines, Dadaist photomontage, Expressionism, Central European theatre, and renowned writers like Jorge Luis Borges and Franz Kafka. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy re-examining Flann O'Brien within the context of the momentous global political and cultural crises that spurred avant-garde experimentation, the book also rewrites the cultural history of Ireland in the 1930s and 1940s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tobias William Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Global Perspectives in Irish Literary Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350415874","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44402303074441,"sku":"9781350415874","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_69a9a174-148f-42b4-aaff-3f32cead6a1d.jpg?v=1752625531","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/flann-obrien-and-the-european-avant-garde-1934-45-dublins-dadaist-9781350415874","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}