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Aistear samhlaíochta atá sa saothar seo ó Mhicheál Ó Conghaile. Turas éirime atá ann a bhainfidh searradh as do chéadfaí agus a bhainfidh gáire asat scaití, beag beann ar theideal an chnuasaigh. Turas é atá dathannach agus dubh dorcha ar a sheal. Tabharfaidh sé ón stáisiún tréigthe traenach go dtí liombó na leathchoise thú; seolfaidh sé ó leaba chréúil na bhfocal adhlactha go barr talaimh i gConamara thú. Casfar canablaigh ort agus fir leathchoise; striapaigh na trócaire agus díoltóirí tí.
Cuireann an t-údar casadh súgánach i ngach scéal go bhfeictear snáth an duine leis an saol – agus lena chomhdhuine – ag dul in aimhréidh. Cloch ar chloch, leagann Micheál Ó Conghaile an claí teorann idir an réaltacht agus an draíocht ionas gur deacair ar deireadh iad a aithint óna chéile. Seoid líofa atá i ngach scéal agus cruthúnas arís eile atá sa chnuasach seo go bhfuil an fear stiúrach ina mháistir ar a cheird.
This imaginative collection of short stories brings the reader on a riotous journey into a surreal world. It sweeps us along in a whirlwind through stories that are at times dark, at other times awash with colour, and often laced with a sardonic humour. From the sadness of the deserted train station to the hysterical story of the severed leg, by way of cannibalism, one-legged men, male prostitutes and real estate agents, this collection will appeal to the senses, the heart and the head!
Little by little in these stories Micheál Ó Conghaile destroys the boundary between the real and the surreal until they are indistinguishable. The fluidity of style and the lyricism of these stories are testimony to the author’s mastery of his craft.
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