iamBullivant<p>Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin) who wrote under the names Flann O'Brien and Myles na gCopaleen died on 1st April 1966 in Dublin. He is regarded as a key figure in modernist and postmodern literature. O'Brien's novels have attracted a wide following both for their unconventional humour and as prominent examples of modernist metafiction. As a novelist, O'Brien was influenced by James Joyce.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/IrishLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IrishLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FlannOBrien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlannOBrien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/MylesNagCopaleen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MylesNagCopaleen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BrianONolan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrianONolan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>