| Description |
1 online resource (158 pages) |
| Series |
The Margellos World Republic of Letters Ser |
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Margellos World Republic of Letters Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Translator's Introduction; The Dregs of the Day |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Widowers -- Fiction
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Fiction
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies
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Widowers
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| SUBJECT |
Ireland -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Ireland
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Titley, Alan
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| ISBN |
9780300249125 |
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0300249128 |
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