The quick and the dead : selected stories. / Máirtín Ó Cadhain, translated from Irish, introductiono by Louis De Paor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ó Cadhain, Máirtín, author.

Series:

The Margellos World Republic of Letters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Gaeltacht (Ireland)--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Gaeltacht (Ireland).

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut ; London, England : Yale University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death These colorful tales from renowned Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906–1970) whisk readers to the salty western shores of Ireland, where close†‘knit farming communities follow the harsh rhythms of custom, family, and land, even as they dream together of a kinder world. In this collection, the resilient women and men of the Gaeltacht regions struggle toward self†‘realization against the brutal pressures of rural poverty, and later, the hollowing demands of modern city life. Weaving together tradition and modernity, and preserving the earthy cadence of the original language, this rich and heart-rending collection by one of Ireland’s most acclaimed fiction writers is a composite portrait of a country poised at the edge of irreversible transformation.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Introduction

From An Braon Broghach (1948)

Journey to a Bright City

The Harelip

The Year 1912

Floodtide

Pushing On

From Cois Caoláire (1953)

The Edge of the Bog

Knowing

The Stranger

From An tSraith ar Lár (1967)

Another Couple

The Blossoming, the Withering

The Quick and the Dead

Whatever the Case May Be

The Key

From An tSraith Dhá Tógáil (1970)

Release

From An tSraith Tógtha (1977)

Becoming Paper

Marbling

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-26292-2

OCLC:

1269216921