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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (352 p)

Edition: [Online-Ausgabe]

ISBN: 9780300262926

Series Statement: The Margellos World Republic of Letters

Content: 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

Note: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English

Language: English

DOI: 10.12987/9780300262926

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Format: 1 online resource (352 p.)

ISBN: 9780300262926 , 9783110754001

Series Statement: The Margellos World Republic of Letters

Content: 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.

Note: 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 , Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. , In English.

In: EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754001

In: EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754124

In: EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110753899

In: Yale University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110739237

Language: English

URL: https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300262926

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