allusions The concept that characters have a life of their own is seen in the work of Brian O’Nolan to whom the book is dedicated. Thus characters of Mulligan Stew have links to other works, among them: Antony Lamont, Sheila Lamont, Dermot Trellis in At Swim-Two-Birds by Brian O’Nolan Daisy and Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald Martin Halpin, Corrie Corriendo and Berthe Delamode in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake Ned Beaumont in The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett Reviews Mulligan Stew was widely reviewed on first publication. McPherson quotes excerpts from 72 reviews. According to the New York Times Mulligan Stew was Sorrentino's commercially most successful novel and named one of the best books of 1979 by the New York Times Book Review. References External links Product page from Dalkey Archive Press. Mulligan Stew, reviewed by Ted Gioia (Postmodern Mystery) Review by Scott Esposito Further reading "Gilbert Sorrentino and Mulligan Stew" [special issue]. Review of Contemporary Fiction 31.1-2 (Summer 2011) 1979 American novels Metafictional novels Grove Press books