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O'Brien's wicked satire on the life of Irish peasant Bonaparte O'Coonassa was published in Gaelic in 1941 and translated into English in 1964. This edition contains illustrations by Ralph Steadman. A good companion to the MacNamara novel reviewed above.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une �dition qui n'est plus publi�e ou qui est non diponible.

Boston Globe

"O'Brien was one of the comic geniuses of the 20th century. . . . The Poor Mouth is wildly funny and Steadman's drawings catch the spirit." --Ce texte provient d'une �dition qui n'est plus publi�e ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 side-splitting, Nov. 5 2003

Par	A. Dutkiewicz "jan-luke_adam" (Norwood, South Australia Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story about the Hard Life (Paperback)

Have you ever had a laughing fit while reading on a bus? It was almost enough to have me committed.Although not personally aware of any Irish in my blood, the way this erupted in me makes it a strong chance.

It has never been better explained why so many Irish ended up in America and elsewhere abroad. A true story!

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Not for Nationalists, Juil 7 2003

Par	Charles J. Marr (Cambridge Springs, Pa USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story about the Hard Life (Paperback)

This book is an inside joke, and a classic at that. It is a grand send up of professional Irish (both at home and abroad). As example, consider a book written in Gaelic making sport of the Gaelic movement by means of a Gaelic festival. ( In ourland of the professional ethnic festival, this might serve as an effective antidote to "Irish" nights and "Scots weekends.") If you are inclined to romanticize villages of the old sod dominated by pigs, mud, rain and potatos, avoid this work. If you want a great classic of the jaundiced eye school of literature, read this book. By the way, some of the fun lies in the many parodies of Irish literary works in the assorted chapters; knowledge of the genre helps.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Amusing Story, D�c 27 2002

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This review is from: The Poor Mouth: A Bad Story about the Hard Life (Paperback)

It helps to have read other Irish literature first to appreciate this book.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 This is the funniest book I have ever read.
I hurt myself laughing about Ambrose the foul smelling pig. An earlier reviewer noted that knowledge of gaelic liturature and Irish folklore is important in understanding the... Read more

Publi� le Janv. 8 2002 par Richard T. Rossiter

4.0�toiles sur 5 The Dampest Story I Ever Read
This story was written in Gaelic and published in 1941. Patrick Power brought it into English in 1973. Read more