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In An Eochair (The Key), one of Máirtín Ó Cadhain's most Kafkaesque short stories (and one of his longest), J., a 'paper-keeper,' one of the more junior civil servant positions, accidentally locks himself in his office when the key breaks in the lock. The story -- a mixture of satire, farce, black comedy and, ultimately, tragedy -- relates the efforts of J. and various other characters, his wife, civil service colleagues and superiors and others, to extricate himself from his predicament. However, all efforts to free J. must be in accordance with civil service protocols, and no such protocol exists for J.'s unique dilemma.
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Máirtín Ó Cadhain was one of the most prominent Irish language writers of the twentieth century and played a key role in bringing literary modernism to contemporary Irish language literature.
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He is one of the most important writers of the twentieth century.
(BBC)Ó Cadhain's sharply written absurdist tale is tragically amusing, a clever spin on bureaucracy (and some Irish idiosyncrasies) taken to extremes...
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- PublisherDalkey Archive Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1564784436
- ISBN 13 9781564784438
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages200
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