{"product_id":"the-third-policeman","title":"The Third Policeman","description":"With the publication of The Third Policeman, Dalkey Archive Press now has all of O'Brien's fiction back in print.\nThe Third Policeman is Flann O'Brien's brilliantly dark comic novel about the nature of time, death, and existence. Told by a narrator who has committed a botched robbery and brutal murder, the novel follows him and his adventures in a two-dimensional police station where, through the theories of the scientist\/philosopher de Selby, he is introduced to \"Atomic Theory\" and its relation to bicycles, the existence of eternity (which turns out to be just down the road), and de Selby's view that the earth is not round but \"sausage-shaped.\" With the help of his newly found soul named \"Joe,\" he grapples with the riddles and contradictions that three eccentric policeman present to him.\n\nThe last of O'Brien's novels to be published, The Third Policeman joins O'Brien's other fiction (At Swim-Two-Birds, The Poor Mouth, The Hard Life, The Best of Myles, and The Dalkey Archive) to ensure his place, along with James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, as one of Ireland's great comic geniuses.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 156478214X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.156478214X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:O'Brien, Flann\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41561494454330,"sku":"DBV.156478214X.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/156478214X-0.jpg?v=1785210662","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-third-policeman","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}