The Dregs of the Day (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)

by Alan Titley (Author), Alan Titley (Author), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (Author), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (Author)

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  Paperback
  2019

  $13.34

  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 Mairtin O 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 O 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.