Tag: Flann O’Brien

Ireland in the Parallax and Paralysis of Time: How John Kelly and Kevin Barry’s future Dystopias conform and break from Flann O’Brien’s Imagined Tomorrow. Part 1

 

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There is a dichotomy that exists between Flann O’Brien’s works on dystopian literature particularly his short story “Revenge on the English in the year 2032!” and authors John Kelly and Kevin Barry’s respective novels From Out of the City and City of Bohane. Continue reading “Ireland in the Parallax and Paralysis of Time: How John Kelly and Kevin Barry’s future Dystopias conform and break from Flann O’Brien’s Imagined Tomorrow. Part 1”