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The Third Policeman

by Flann O'Brien, Denis Donoghue
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The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman

Darkly comic exploration of existence and time.

If you're intrigued by the absurd and philosophical with a side of dark humor, "The Third Policeman" may just be the quirky adventure you didn't know you needed. The book's unique take on the afterlife, entwined with bizarre scientific theories and a touch of Irish wit, makes for a reading experience as strange as it is compelling. It's like entering a literary funhouse mirror maze where every turn challenges the nature of reality.

  • Tähtivaeltaja Award (1989)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Third Policeman

by Flann O'Brien, Denis Donoghue
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ISBN: 9781564782144
Authors: Flann O'Brien, Denis Donoghue
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Date of Publication: 2002-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Philosophy, Thriller, Suspense, Classics, Crime, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.96
(rated by 22705 readers)

Description

The Third Policeman is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to Atomic Theory and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just down the road), and de Selby's view that the earth is not round but "sausage-shaped." With the help of his newly found soul named "Joe," he grapples with the riddles and contradictions that three eccentric policemen present to him. Published posthumously, The Third Policeman sits among O'Brien's celebrated works—At Swim-Two-Birds, The Poor Mouth, The Hard Life, The Best of Myles, and The Dalkey Archive—and secures his place in Irish comic writing alongside Joyce and Beckett.
 

Darkly comic exploration of existence and time.

If you're intrigued by the absurd and philosophical with a side of dark humor, "The Third Policeman" may just be the quirky adventure you didn't know you needed. The book's unique take on the afterlife, entwined with bizarre scientific theories and a touch of Irish wit, makes for a reading experience as strange as it is compelling. It's like entering a literary funhouse mirror maze where every turn challenges the nature of reality.

  • Tähtivaeltaja Award (1989)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2007)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.