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The Dregs of the Day / Máirtín Ó Cadhain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ó Cadhain, Máirtín, Author.
- Series:
- Margellos world republic of letters book.
- The Margellos World Republic of Letters
- Standardized Title:
- Fuíoll Fuine. English
- Language:
- English
- Irish
- Subjects (All):
- Ó Cadhain, Máirtín--Translations into English.
- Ó Cadhain, Máirtín.
- Widowers--Fiction.
- Widowers.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Fiction.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Ireland--Fiction.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 127 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Irish.
- Summary:
- A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Translator's Introduction
- The Dregs of the Day
- About the Authors
- Notes:
- "Originally published in Irish as Fuíoll Fuine, Sáirséal & Dill, Dublin, 1970."--Title page verso.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 0-300-24912-8
- OCLC:
- 1117645588
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