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Title: Dregs of the Day
Author: Mairtin O Cadhain
ISBN: 9780300242775
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher
Fiction 1557216
Publisher Description:
A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust "Unique, funny and bursting with earthy language."--Kevin Gildea, Irish Times The final published work by the renowned Máirtín Ó Cadhain, this novella follows a widower as he attempts to plan his wife's funeral arrangements without money, direction, or whiskey. Thrown into a desert of unknowing, he knows not where to turn or what to do. In a poignant meditation on regret, possibilities, maybes, and avoidances, the author portrays a man hopelessly watching as the people in the world go about their lives around him. With black humor sprinkled throughout, the book, a profound look at psychic loss and puzzlement by a writer at the height of his powers, illustrates Ó Cadhain's conviction that tragedy and comedy are inextricably connected. Bringing this work to an English-speaking audience for the first time, this volume includes an illuminating introduction by Alan Titley, whose skillful translation captures the spirit and tone of the original.
Author: Mairtin O Cadhain
ISBN: 9780300242775
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
New from the publisher
Fiction 1557216
Publisher Description:
A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust "Unique, funny and bursting with earthy language."--Kevin Gildea, Irish Times The final published work by the renowned Máirtín Ó Cadhain, this novella follows a widower as he attempts to plan his wife's funeral arrangements without money, direction, or whiskey. Thrown into a desert of unknowing, he knows not where to turn or what to do. In a poignant meditation on regret, possibilities, maybes, and avoidances, the author portrays a man hopelessly watching as the people in the world go about their lives around him. With black humor sprinkled throughout, the book, a profound look at psychic loss and puzzlement by a writer at the height of his powers, illustrates Ó Cadhain's conviction that tragedy and comedy are inextricably connected. Bringing this work to an English-speaking audience for the first time, this volume includes an illuminating introduction by Alan Titley, whose skillful translation captures the spirit and tone of the original.
