This is first translation into English of Ciaran O'Nuallain's memoir about his noted author brother originally published in 1973. This book provides us with an insider's view of what the early writer's life was like. Spanning from the early part of the century to the 1930s, glimpses are seen of an era of immense social and political change. This lively biographical portrait of a boy genius reveals hitherto unknown aspects of Flann O'Brien's life.
