{"product_id":"the-dirty-dust-cre-na-cille-paperback","title":"The Dirty Dust: Cré Na Cille - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMairtin O. Cadhain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlan Titley\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe original English-language translation of Ó Cadhain's raucous masterpiece \u003ci\u003eCré na Cille\u003c\/i\u003e, which Colm Tóibín has called the \"greatest novel to be written in the Irish language\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An audacious novel rendered entirely in dialogue . . . [with] hilarious quarrels and devastating put-downs that reflect O'Cadhain's finely attuned ear for the nimble language of his people. He does not judge their time-wasting pettiness, so much as he celebrates the flaws that make us so tragically, wonderfully, human.\"--Dan Barry, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Máirtín Ó Cadhain's irresistible and infamous novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is consistently ranked as the most important prose work in modern Irish, yet no translation for English-language readers has ever before been published. Alan Titley's vigorous new translation, full of the brio and guts of Ó Cadhain's original, at last brings the pleasures of this great satiric novel to the far wider audience it deserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dust\u003c\/i\u003e all characters lie dead in their graves. This, however, does not impair their banter or their appetite for news of aboveground happenings from the recently arrived. Told entirely in dialogue, Ó Cadhain's daring novel listens in on the gossip, rumors, backbiting, complaining, and obsessing of the local community. In the afterlife, it seems, the same old life goes on beneath the sod. Only nothing can be done about it--apart from talk. In this merciless yet comical portrayal of a closely bound community, Ó Cadhain remains keenly attuned to the absurdity of human behavior, the lilt of Irish gab, and the nasty, deceptive magic of human connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also available from Yale University Press: \u003ci\u003eGraveyard Clay\u003c\/i\u003e, an annotated edition of \u003ci\u003eCré na Cille\u003c\/i\u003e translated by Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMáirtín Ó Cadhain\u003c\/b\u003e (1906-1970) is considered one of the most significant writers in the Irish language. \u003cb\u003eAlan Titley\u003c\/b\u003e, a novelist, story writer, playwright, and scholar, writes a weekly column for \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e on current and cultural matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754149642528,"sku":"9780300219821","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9ad361e58917d1daaa7816ab88029fc.webp?v=1780034472","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dirty-dust-cre-na-cille-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}