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  1. Brian O'Nolan (Irish: Brian Ó Nualláin; 5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966), his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature.

    • Flann O'Brien, Myles na Gopaleen, Brother Barnabas, George Knowall
    • 1 April 1966 (aged 54), Dublin, Ireland
  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Flann O’Brien (born Oct. 5, 1911, Strabane, County Tyrone, Ire.—died April 1, 1966, Dublin) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, and, as Myles na gCopaleen, a columnist for the Irish Times newspaper for 26 years. O’Brien was educated in Dublin and later became a civil servant while also pursuing his writing career.

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  3. Flann O'Brien (Author of The Third Policeman) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of Flann O'Brien's books. Join Goodreads. Flann O'Brien’s Followers (758) Born. in Strabane, The United Kingdom. October 05, 1911. Died. April 01, 1966. Genre. Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy. Influences.

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  5. The Flann O’Brien Centenary. By Mark O’Connell. September 23, 2011. October 5th will mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of the great comic geniuses, and one of the most...

  6. Brian O'Nolan, his pen name being Flann O'Brien, was an Irish civil service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature. Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, he is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature.

  7. O'Nolan, Brian (‘Flann O'Brien’) (1911–66), novelist, dramatist and columnist, was born on 5 October 1911 at 15 Bowling Green, Strabane, Co. Tyrone. He was the third of twelve children of Michael Victor O'Nolan (or Nolan) and his wife Agnes Gormley.

  8. Dec 9, 2014 · Robert McCrum. Mon 8 Dec 2014 00.45 EST. F lann O’Brien is an Irish writer with many aliases and parallel lives, a legend of the Irish literary scene in the generation after the death of...

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