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The Quick and the Dead
Selected Stories
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a unique blend of dark humour and profound exploration of human nature. As a work of General Fiction, it's renowned for its imaginative narrative style and sharp social commentary, providing a thought-provoking glimpse into the human condition. The author's distinctive voice and wit make it an engaging read for those who relish literary fiction with depth and originality.
The Quick and the Dead
A collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death
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A collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death
These colourful tales from beloved Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906–1970) whisk readers to the salty western shores of Ireland, where close-knit farming communities follow the 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-realisation 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 collection by one of Ireland’s most acclaimed fiction writers is a composite portrait of a country poised at the edge of irreversible transformation.
Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters
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Mairtin O Cadhain's The Quick and the Dead is acclaimed as a visionary work of Irish literature. It is noted for its powerful and economical prose, with each sentence described as impactful and emotive. The collection is praised for broadening the scope of the Irish short story, making it darker and more imaginative, while highlighting O Cadhain's radical and comedic contributions to mid-twentieth-century Irish writing.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780300247213
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 October 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Contributors:
- Introduction by Louis de Paor
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Máirtín Ó Cadhain was born in An Cnocán Glas, Cois Fharraige, Connemara. He is best known for his novel Cré na Cille, which has been translated into English as The Dirty Dust and Graveyard Clay. Louis de Paor is professor of Irish studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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