Graveyard Clay: Cré na Cille
English
By (author): Mairtin O Cadhain
Translated by: Liam, Liam Mac Con Iomaire, Mac Con Iomaire, Mac Con IomaireLiam, Tim Robinson
A brilliant new translation of Ó Cadhains modern Irish literature masterpiece, meant to spark debate and comparison with Alan Titleys Dirty Dust, now with bonus materials on its history, reception, interpretations, adaptations, and more
Gloriously attuned to the energy, copiousness, invective and ribaldry of the original Cre na Cille.Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement
Corrosively satirical and darkly comic. . . . A tour de force of a gabfest.Mark Harman, Los Angeles Review of Books
In critical opinion and popular polls, Máirtín Ó Cadhains Graveyard Clay is invariably ranked the most important prose work in modern Irish. This bold new translation of his radically original Cré na Cille is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the Irish of Ó Cadhains native region, Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson. They have achieved a lofty goal: to convey Ó Cadhains meaning accurately and to meet his towering literary standards.
Graveyard Clay is a novel of black humor, reminiscent of the work of Synge and Beckett. The story unfolds entirely in dialogue as the newly dead arrive in the graveyard, bringing news of recent local happenings to those already confined in their coffins. Avalanches of gossip, backbiting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering ensue, while the absurdity of human nature becomes ever clearer. This edition of Ó Cadhains masterpiece is enriched with footnotes, bibliography, publication and reception history, and other materials that invite further study and deeper enjoyment of his most engaging and challenging work. See more
Gloriously attuned to the energy, copiousness, invective and ribaldry of the original Cre na Cille.Patricia Craig, Times Literary Supplement
Corrosively satirical and darkly comic. . . . A tour de force of a gabfest.Mark Harman, Los Angeles Review of Books
In critical opinion and popular polls, Máirtín Ó Cadhains Graveyard Clay is invariably ranked the most important prose work in modern Irish. This bold new translation of his radically original Cré na Cille is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the Irish of Ó Cadhains native region, Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson. They have achieved a lofty goal: to convey Ó Cadhains meaning accurately and to meet his towering literary standards.
Graveyard Clay is a novel of black humor, reminiscent of the work of Synge and Beckett. The story unfolds entirely in dialogue as the newly dead arrive in the graveyard, bringing news of recent local happenings to those already confined in their coffins. Avalanches of gossip, backbiting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering ensue, while the absurdity of human nature becomes ever clearer. This edition of Ó Cadhains masterpiece is enriched with footnotes, bibliography, publication and reception history, and other materials that invite further study and deeper enjoyment of his most engaging and challenging work. See more
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