So well known did he become for this pioneering novel that people would point to Máirtín Ó Cadhain and say, ‘There goes Cré na Cille!'Ó Cadhain (1906 -1970), from a family of talented story-tellers, broke the mould with this earthy novel which much later would be made into a successful...
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This is the German edition of Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain.Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie sind tot, und das ganze Elend geht einfach weiter. In Máirtín Ó Cadhains Cré na Cille sind sämtliche Protagonisten tot und begraben, doch unter der Erde treffen sie sich wieder – und...
Price: €25.00 | Reference: 9783520601018
Things are often not as they seem at a first glance and this is definitely the case in this novella that examines the events surrounding a tragic event off the west coast of Ireland.The story begins when a stranger visits a beautiful island off the Irish coast. Drawn by the peace and tranquility...
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“Bhí rí in Éirinn fadó, agus is fadó a bhí…”In this book we spend some time in the company of Ridire an Ghaiscidh (The Heroic Knight), the son of a king who was raised in an underground tomb, who wanted to be a hero like the heroes in the stories that his stepmother would tell him.We...
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A young language activist from Co. Clare, Eoin Ó Síocháin, travels to Brazil to learn more about a violent conflict between a native tribe and landowners. As he comes to learn more about the local people he comes to an understanding that the story is not as straightforward as it first...
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Domestic violence, a life in tatters and a broken marriage. Bríd leaves her home in Gweedore behind and takes a job as a journalist in Dublin. She is dedicated and capable journalist and throws herself into her work to forget her difficult past. But her life falls apart when she starts...
Price: €10.00 | Reference: 9781907494574
(Hardback)A brilliant new translation of Ó Cadhain's modern Irish literature masterpiece, now with bonus materials on its history, reception, interpretations, adaptations, and more.In critical opinion and popular polls, Máirtín Ó Cadhain's Graveyard Clay (Cré na Cille) is...
Price: €25.00 | Reference: 9780300203769
A mountaineering team and a camera crew on Everest. Tensions between father and son. The lack of trust between them does not augur well. Mike has technical skills to share with his son, Liam, who is on time out from school to travel to Tibet. He becomes friendly with the Sherpas, and one young Rai...
Price: €12.00 | Reference: 9781901176667
Thanielle, finds herself alone running a restaurant in Biarritz, when the owner, Mario, is killed in a car accident. Mario was the father of her children, and had other hidden pursuits. Thanielle embarks on a quest for her own father, an Englishman who had visited Biarritz on a rugby weekend long...
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Brian and Lise are the presenters of a new television adventure series in the making. Twenty-somethings, athletic, good-looking, they have all the combined talents to engage in the rigorous challenges of the outdoors and present them to a television audience.Brian is at home in the air and on...
Price: €12.00 | Reference: 9781901176971
