{"product_id":"the-dregs-of-the-day-mairtin-o-cadhain-9780300242775","title":"The Dregs of the Day","description":"\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\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 M疂rt? ﾓ 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 ﾓ 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mairtin O. Cadhain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300242778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300242775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Mairtin O. Cadhain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130817081599,"sku":"9780300242775","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3af50d5c-69ce-4961-91dd-2e9c4599d61e.jpg?v=1687471443","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dregs-of-the-day-mairtin-o-cadhain-9780300242775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}