Format:
xxvii, 127 Seiten
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20 cm
ISBN:
9780300242775
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0300242778
Series Statement:
A Margellos world republic of letters book
Uniform Title:
Fuíoll fuine
Content:
Translator's introduction -- The Dregs of the day.
Content:
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.
Content:
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.
Note:
"Originally published in Irish as Fuíoll fuine, Sáirséal & Dill, Dublin, 1970."- Title page verso
,
Translated from the Irish
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Ó Cadhain, Máirtín, 1905 - 1970 The dregs of the day New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019 ISBN 9780300249125
Language:
English
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