{"product_id":"an-beal-bocht-paperback","title":"An Béal Bocht - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMyles Na Gcopaleen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as one of the greatest Irish-language novels of the 20th century, \u003cem\u003eAn B al Bocht\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic satire in Irish by one of the century's great writers, Myles na gCopaleen\/Flann O'Brien\/Brian O'Nolan. This extremely funny book, with its rain-sodden peasants of Corca Dorcha who combine pretensions to proficiency in English with true caint na ndaoine in the hope of impressing the insatiable Irish-language enthusiasts, was the proof that the Irish of the Revival had come of age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt earned Flann O'Brien the accolade bestowed upon him by Austin Clarke: 'our Gaelic satirist' and is still a useful corrective against the native tendency to take things too seriously. As its subtitle \u003cem\u003eAn Mille nach \u003c\/em\u003eindicates, it satirises Tom s   Criomhthain's famous Blasket autobiography \u003cem\u003eAn t-Oile nach\u003c\/em\u003e as well as other Gaeltacht works like \u003cem\u003eCaisle in  ir\u003c\/em\u003e by Donegal writer S amus   Grianna (M ire).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728798715967,"sku":"9781781176436","price":29.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/196b0946b249767a94a8edc1b233eb24.webp?v=1765119839","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/an-beal-bocht-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}