Key - Ó Cadhain, Máirtín
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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.…mehr

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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. Louis de Paor is a well-known poet in the Irish language. Born in Cork, and former editor the Irish language journal Innti, he is now the Director of the Centre for Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Lochlainn O'tuairisg is chief editor with Cló Iar-Chonnacht publishers.