The Third Policeman - Dalkey Archive Press vs Folio Society

[@quynhanhpl7120]

Those illustrations are amazing, thank you for sharing!

[@Upgradeyourbooks]

My pleasure. The new productions with all the wonderful coloured art and the modern techniques are really cool. But there is something I especially appreciate about classic book illustration: lino and wood cut prints, pencil drawings, and top amongst them - pen & ink. The pure tactile artistic skill is so impressive - maybe because I’ve dabbled in them all myself? It makes what these traditional master-illustrators can do so awe-inspiring.

[@LarryMcLarnon]

Flann o. Brien, one of Ireland's greatest writers, not as widely known as some of our many great writers, but he is achieving belated recognition.

[@Upgradeyourbooks]

Well said. I really do need to expand and read more of his work myself!

[@Calcprof]

At Swim Two Birds is also a (bizarre) masterpiece

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I’ve never read it, but I’ll add it to my list of titles to keep an eye out for while hunting the used shops. Thank you for the recommendation!

[@buddharuci2701]

I like that you care about the book qua book. I love the novel itself. I’ve got an Everyman edition batched with his other novels. Hard cover, signatured, and (I think) acid free.

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I really do love the quality of this book, but the story itself is great too. I'm going to keep an eye out for more from the author because I want to read more from him. A signed book would be super cool, especially considering the fact that he died almost 60 years ago. I wonder if Everyman was using acid-free paper even back then?

[@buddharuci2701]

@@Upgradeyourbooks no, not back then.

[@goldentwilight1944]

Ahh, I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who read this book because they saw it on Lost. haha

[@buddharuci2701]

What’s Lost?

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@@buddharuci2701 It was a TV show that came out on ABC a long time ago. It was about a mysterious plane-wreck on an island, and the few books the castaways had were prominently featured. Lots of literary allusions to books like Of Mice and Men and The Turn of the Screw, and many others. There is a scene sort of like the one from The Third Policeman with a door that will give the user anything they want, much like the one described when the narrator visits eternity in Chapter 8.

[@LarryMcLarnon]

I am the proud owner of said folio society edition of the third policeman.

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It sure is a great one, isn't it? The build is fantastic, and while some might find the black & white art less preferable to colour illustrations, I think that David Eccles did a wonderful job. Such a fine attention to detail in his drawings!