The Dregs of the Day

The Dregs of the Day

by Máirtín Ó Cadhain
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Publication Date: 01/09/2019

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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.

ISBN:
9780300249125
9780300249125
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-09-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Yale University Press

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