Narrated by Alan Smyth

A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, At Swim-Two-Birds is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dublin. When not in bed (where he seems to spend most of his time) or reading, he is composing a mischief-filled novel about Dermot Trellis, a second-rate author whose characters ultimately rebel against him and seek vengeance. From drugging him as he sleeps to dropping the ceiling on his head, these figures of Irish myth make Trellis pay dearly for his bad writing. Hilariously funny and inventive, At Swim-Two-Birds has influenced generations of writers, opening up new possibilities for what can be done in fiction. It is a true masterpiece of Irish literature. "A book in a thousand." "That's a real writer, with the true comic spirit. A really funny book." "If I were a cultural dictator in England, I would make At Swim-Two-Birds compulsory reading in all universities." "Both a comedy and a fantasy of such staggering originality that it baffles description and very nearly beggars our sense of delight."

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