{"product_id":"the-quick-and-the-dead-mairtin-o-cadhain-9780300247213","title":"The Quick and the Dead: Selected Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, published fifty years after his death\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Every sentence is packed with explosive power, not a word wasted, and the whole is almost unbearably moving.\"--Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These colorful tales from renowned Irish author Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906-1970) whisk readers to the salty western shores of Ireland, where close-knit farming communities follow the harsh rhythms of custom, family, and land, even as they dream together of a kinder world. In this collection, the resilient women and men of the Gaeltacht regions struggle toward self-realization against the brutal pressures of rural poverty, and later, the hollowing demands of modern city life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together tradition and modernity, and preserving the earthy cadence of the original language, this rich and heart-rending collection by one of Ireland's most acclaimed fiction writers is a composite portrait of a country poised at the edge of irreversible transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mairtin O. Cadhain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300247214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300247213\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 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 5.12w x 1.26d","brand":"Mairtin O. Cadhain","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043998003455,"sku":"9780300247213","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84f134e0-c777-4e16-930d-3ef496e9dd44.jpg?v=1684970328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quick-and-the-dead-mairtin-o-cadhain-9780300247213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}