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Cré na Cille

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ISBN: 9781784442255
AuthorÓ Cadhain, Martin
Pub Date02/02/2022
BindingPaperback
CountryIRL
Dewey891.623
Publisher: AIS
Quick overview 2016 Publication. A new edition of the original text of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s classic novel Cré na Cille featuring new illustraitons by the Inis Mór aritst Seán Ó Flaithearta.
€20.00

The story unfolds almost 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, back-biting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering ensue, while the absurdity of human nature becomes ever clearer.

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The story unfolds almost 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, back-biting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering ensue, while the absurdity of human nature becomes ever clearer.

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