In Transit: An Heroi-Cyclic Novel (Irish Literature Series) (Paperback)

~ Brigid Brophy (Author)
Key Phrases: linguistic leprosy, tartan rug, transit lounge, Betty Bouncer, Transit Lounge, Don Donovan (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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This rather odd 1970 Irish outing calls itself a "heroi-cyclic novel." Protagonist Evelyn Hillary O'Rooley, having trouble deciding on her/his gender, undertakes a series of tests while waiting at the airport for a flight. Still on the avant-garde side.
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Product Description

Set in an airport ("one of the rare places where twentieth-century design is happy with its own style"), In Transit is a textual labyrinth centering on a contemporary traveller. Waiting for a flight, Evelyn Hillary O'Rooley suffers from uncertainty about his/her gender, provoking him/her to perform a series of unsuccessful, yet hilarious, philosophical and anatomical tests. Brigid Brophy surrounds the kernel of this plot with an unrelenting stream of puns, word games, metafictional moments and surreal situations (like a lesbian revolution in the baggage clam area) that challenge the reader's preconceptions about life and fiction and that remain endlessly entertaining.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press; 1st Dalkey Archive Ed edition (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564783235
• ISBN-13: 978-1564783233
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,323,937 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)