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Key

Key

Ó. Cadhain, Máirtín
de Paor, Louis
O'tuairisg, Lochlainn

Paperback

Series: Irish Literature

Literary Fiction

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ISBN10: 1564784436
ISBN13: 9781564784438
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr
Published: May 19 2015
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English

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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