Cusack Ralph (29 results)

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A pioneering work of autofiction, Ralph Cusack's Cadenza tackles time and memory, life and death "with an Anglo-Irish arrogance worthy of Beckett." (Gilbert Sorrentino)'It's just like this: I don't want to go home and I can't stand Dublin nor any place between the two of them either or at all.'After a harrowing trip to the dentist, Desmond, the narrator of Ralph Cusack's Cadenza, boards a train, locks himself in cabin 304D, and decides to take up residence indefinitely. Between room service sandwiches and whiskey, he sifts through his faulty memories of childhood, family, friends, and past lovers.Cusack's fleet-footed prose carries us lightly from one vignette to the next, from gorgeous descriptions of Irish landscapes to hilarious character sketches and erotic incidents worthy of a screwball comedy. Interwoven temporalities fight for our attention in the second-ever title to be published by Dalkey Archive Press, written--as Gilbert Sorrentino says--"with an Anglo-Irish arrogance worthy of Beckett." Dismissed as an autobiography when first published, Cadenza is a pioneering work of Irish autofiction. Toeing the line between what is real and imagined, memories and wish-fulfillments, Cusack's stream of consciousness prose begs to be followed to the very last page. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "I shall begin well before the beginning. And end after the end. That is how it should be. And most of it will be lies, fabrications, inexactitudes, approximations, near misses, botched hits."Ralph Cusack published only one novel in his lifetime: Cadenza, a meandering, autofictional journey through one man's memory often compared to the work of Joyce and Beckett. A Hyphenated Childhood, Cusack's previously unpublished and unfinished memoir, paints a rich portrait of the young life that influenced that novel. In charismatic, evocative prose, Cusack imagines the plight of his mother's pregnancy, unfolds dreamlike descriptions of the foggy hills of the countryside where he grew up, reflects upon the aftermath of the fight for Irish independence, and recalls summiting Mount Vesuvius on a family trip to Italy.Though unfinished--hyphenated--this portrait of an early twentieth-century Irish childhood stands as a remarkable tribute to the talent of one of the first writers to ever be published by Dalkey Archive Press. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Good. 1958. First Edition. 223 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First American Edition. Ex-library marks, shelf wear; pages yellowed; a good solid binding. The jacket is creased, faded and worn; wrapped; glued inside the covers. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 231180.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 225 pages. 5.50x2.00x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Spine uncreased, no markings on cover or to inside pages. Slight curl on cover edges.

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (irish fiction, ireland) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 227 pp. Trade Paperback, Very Good. Collectible copy with first 32 pages, title and preface material missing. "Like Melies's film The Hallucinations of Baron Munchausen, Ralph Cusack's Cadenza gives us a hero, Desmond, who finds himself caught between two worlds, the night before and the morning after, the past and the present, the world that is and the world that was.".…

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two nursery catalogues, not illustrated, 12mo, pp 32; 90, paperback, together with a photo copy of List 1,(1950), nicely bound paperback. [The artist Ralph Cusack was a first cousin of Mainie Jellett. Largely self-taught, he lived on the Continent from the mid 1930s and exhibited in the Salon de Monaco in 1937. He returned to Dublin on the outbreak of the war and had his first solo show in the Dublin Painters' Gallery in 1940. He later showed with the WCSI and designed stage sets for the Olympia Theatre alongside Anne Yates and Thurloe Conolly. www.whytes.ie In the 1950s Cusack lived with his wife Nancy in Roundwood, Wicklow where he managed a nursery for rare bulbs. He later relocated to France again in the mid 1950s and exhibited in a group show entitled "Artistes Etrangers en France" in the Petit Palais, Paris, 1955. The artist wrote his autobiography between 1955 and 1957 and died in the summer of 1965.].…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing.A true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page, in a very good Dust Jacket with repairs to front panel, light shelf wear, not price clipped. The book itself is clean, tight binding, with spotting to the top and foreedge of the text block. Uncommon.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "I shall begin well before the beginning. And end after the end. That is how it should be. And most of it will be lies, fabrications, inexactitudes, approximations, near misses, botched hits."Ralph Cusack published only one novel in his lifetime: Cadenza, a meandering, autofictional journey through one man's memory often compared to the work of Joyce and Beckett. A Hyphenated Childhood, Cusack's previously unpublished and unfinished memoir, paints a rich portrait of the young life that influenced that novel. In charismatic, evocative prose, Cusack imagines the plight of his mother's pregnancy, unfolds dreamlike descriptions of the foggy hills of the countryside where he grew up, reflects upon the aftermath of the fight for Irish independence, and recalls summiting Mount Vesuvius on a family trip to Italy.Though unfinished--hyphenated--this portrait of an early twentieth-century Irish childhood stands as a remarkable tribute to the talent of one of the first writers to ever be published by Dalkey Archive Press. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A pioneering work of autofiction, Ralph Cusack's Cadenza tackles time and memory, life and death "with an Anglo-Irish arrogance worthy of Beckett." (Gilbert Sorrentino)'It's just like this: I don't want to go home and I can't stand Dublin nor any place between the two of them either or at all.'After a harrowing trip to the dentist, Desmond, the narrator of Ralph Cusack's Cadenza, boards a train, locks himself in cabin 304D, and decides to take up residence indefinitely. Between room service sandwiches and whiskey, he sifts through his faulty memories of childhood, family, friends, and past lovers.Cusack's fleet-footed prose carries us lightly from one vignette to the next, from gorgeous descriptions of Irish landscapes to hilarious character sketches and erotic incidents worthy of a screwball comedy. Interwoven temporalities fight for our attention in the second-ever title to be published by Dalkey Archive Press, written--as Gilbert Sorrentino says--"with an Anglo-Irish arrogance worthy of Beckett." Dismissed as an autobiography when first published, Cadenza is a pioneering work of Irish autofiction. Toeing the line between what is real and imagined, memories and wish-fulfillments, Cusack's stream of consciousness prose begs to be followed to the very last page. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "I shall begin well before the beginning. And end after the end. That is how it should be. And most of it will be lies, fabrications, inexactitudes, approximations, near misses, botched hits."Ralph Cusack published only one novel in his lifetime: Cadenza, a meandering, autofictional journey through one man's memory often compared to the work of Joyce and Beckett. A Hyphenated Childhood, Cusack's previously unpublished and unfinished memoir, paints a rich portrait of the young life that influenced that novel. In charismatic, evocative prose, Cusack imagines the plight of his mother's pregnancy, unfolds dreamlike descriptions of the foggy hills of the countryside where he grew up, reflects upon the aftermath of the fight for Irish independence, and recalls summiting Mount Vesuvius on a family trip to Italy.Though unfinished--hyphenated--this portrait of an early twentieth-century Irish childhood stands as a remarkable tribute to the talent of one of the first writers to ever be published by Dalkey Archive Press. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Copyright 1969. 71 pp. SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTOR!!! With inscription! A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light fading on top edge of front cover board. No dust jacket. SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTOR!!.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. gld edition. 208 pages. 9.22x6.15x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing.A true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no reprint statement to the copyright page, in a very good plus Dust Jacket with light shelf wear, not price clipped. The book itself is clean, tight binding, with spotting to the foreedge of the text block. Uncommon and especially so signed. Signed and inscribed by Ralph Cusack to the front end page. [ To Terence with Love and thanks for all your encouragement. Ralph. 22/x/58 ]. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. gld edition. 208 pages. 9.22x6.15x9.21 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.