The butchers' blessing
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Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2021.
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, 2021.
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305 pages ; 22 cm
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English

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Originally published in Great Britain in 2020 as The butchers.
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Every year, Úna prepares for her father to disappear with seven other men to traverse the Irish countryside; these eight fabled men form the Butchers, a group that roams from farm to farm, enacting ancient methods of cattle slaughter. Moving between events of 1996 and the present, the book offers a glimpse into the modern tensions that surround these men and their complex meanings for the characters Úna, her mother Grá, farmer Fionn, his teenage son Davey, and photographer Ronan; Ronan sees the Butchers as representatives of an older, more folkloric Ireland, and seeks to capture this world image by image--a lake, a cottage, and his most striking photo: a man, hung upside down in a pose of unspeakable violence. --Adapted from publishers' website.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gilligan, R. (2021). The butchers' blessing . Tin House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gilligan, Ruth. 2021. The Butchers' Blessing. Tin House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gilligan, Ruth. The Butchers' Blessing Tin House, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gilligan, Ruth. The Butchers' Blessing Tin House, 2021.

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