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Máirtín Ó Cadhain

Biography

Máirtín Ó Cadhain

Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906–1970) is considered one of the most significant writers in the Irish language and among all writers of the 20th century. A lifelong language-rights activist, he invigorated the Irish language and Irish literature as well as modernist literature at large.

Máirtín Ó Cadhain

Books by Máirtín Ó Cadhain

The Dirty Dust
written by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, translated from the Irish by Alan Titley - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s satire, originally published in Irish in 1949, is appearing in English translation for the first time. THE DIRTY DUST has about two dozen characters, all of whom are dead and lying in their respective graves. Written almost entirely in dialogue and set during World War II, this hilariously profane book depicts Irish villagers who can’t stop gossiping and complaining about one another. So much for resting in peace.