Flann O'Brien

"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

A Bad Story about the Hard Life

The Poor Mouth

First published in Gaelic in 1941 under the title An Beal Bocht, this book was translated into English in 1973. A parody of the Gaelic peasant writings of the Irish revival, the book features Bonaparte O'Coonassa - who tells the story of his life. By the author of The Dalkey Archive.

(An béal bocht)

Read the Irish version. Satire at its best!!! 

The Poor Mouth A Bad Story about the Hard Life

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