The "fantasy humor" in O'Brien's novel "At swim-two-birds"

The article deals with snch distinct mode of Irish humour as fantasy humour manifested in the novel of the Irish writer Flann O'Brien «At Swim-Two-Birds». The author analyzes the manifestation of fantasy humour on different levels of the structure of the novel. The author also points out F. O'Brien's fitting into the tradition of Irish humour literature and his innovations in this area.