{"product_id":"graveyard-clay-cr-na-cille-9780300227062","title":"Graveyard Clay: Cré Na Cille","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant new translation of   Cadhain's modern Irish literature masterpiece, meant to spark debate and comparison with Alan Titley's \u003ci\u003eDirty Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, now with bonus materials on its history, reception, interpretations, adaptations, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Gloriously attuned to the energy, copiousness, invective and ribaldry of the original \u003ci\u003eCre na Cille\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--Patricia Craig, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Corrosively satirical and darkly comic. . . . A \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e of a gabfest\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--Mark Harman, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In critical opinion and popular polls, M irt n   Cadhain's \u003ci\u003eGraveyard Clay\u003c\/i\u003e is invariably ranked the most important prose work in modern Irish. This bold new translation of his radically original \u003ci\u003eCr  na Cille\u003c\/i\u003e is the shared project of two fluent speakers of the Irish of   Cadhain's native region, Liam Mac Con Iomaire and Tim Robinson. They have achieved a lofty goal: to convey   Cadhain's meaning accurately \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e to meet his towering literary standards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraveyard Clay\u003c\/i\u003e 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   Cadhain's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300227062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.60w x 0.90d","brand":"M\u0026#225;irt\u0026#237;n \u0026#211;. Cadhain, Mairtin O'Cadhain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026294001845,"sku":"9780300227062","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_39c75b6f-6155-43d4-8726-fe6e96cd8174.jpg?v=1609190044","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/graveyard-clay-cr-na-cille-9780300227062","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}