Rhapsody in Stephens Green: And the Insect Play

by Flann O'Brien

Using a play by Karl and Josef Capek as source, Flann O'Brien locates his insect drama in Dublin, his most familiar stalking- territory. His adaptation is a vehicle for ridicule and invective, targeting race, religion, greed, identity and purpose. With his extraordinary ear for dialogue, O'Brien creates his own fantastical world, and the outcome is a hilarious satire of Irish stereotypes - as Orangemen, Dubliners, Corkagians and culchies become warring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1874675279
• ISBN13: 9781874675273
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Lilliput Press
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 11.1"