{"product_id":"dregs-of-the-day","title":"Dregs of the Day","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDregs of the Day\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMairtin O Cadhain\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780300242775\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eYale University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Unique, funny and bursting with earthy language.\"--Kevin Gildea, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Dregs of the Day | Mairtin O Cadhain | Paperback | 9780300242775 | New | Fiction 1557216","offer_id":50579600474370,"sku":"1557216","price":28.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81sJVSLUBcL.jpg?v=1790970297","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/dregs-of-the-day","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}