The plot of this novel is driven by the protagonist's desire to recover a cash box he'd stolen from Philip Mathers along with John Divney, who'd betrayed him shortly thereafter.
The protagonist of this novel engages in a lengthy discussion of Hatchjaw and Bassett's critiques of a work known as Golden Hours, the author of which posits that sleep is actually just a rapid series of fainting fits. The protagonist of this work is inadvertently rescued by a gang of one-legged brigands led by Martin Finnucane, whose antics give the protagonist time to elude a character who believes people are inappropriately exchanging identities with their bicycles. The protagonist is obsessed with the fictional philosopher de Selby, and his life's goal is to codify de Selby's works. The plot of this novel is driven by the protagonist's desire to recover a cash box he'd stolen from Philip Mathers along with John Divney, who'd betrayed him shortly thereafter. That box eventually turns up in the possession of the title character, Fox, who reveals that the box contains an all-powerful substance called "Omnium" and that the narrator is actually dead. For 10 points name this novel by Flann O'Brien.
The protagonist of this novel engages in a lengthy discussion of Hatchjaw and Bassett's critiques of a work known as Golden Hours, the author of which posits that sleep is actually just a rapid series of fainting fits.
The {Third Policeman}