Dubliners

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Dubliners by James Joyce is a collection of short stories that intricately depict the lives of Dublin's ordinary citizens at the turn of the 20th century. Each story offers a glimpse into moments of personal reflection, epiphany, or societal pressure, capturing the rich tapestry of human experiences in the city. Through its vivid narrative style, the book explores themes of identity, paralysis, and the longing for escape.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by deeply insightful stories that capture the everyday lives and struggles of city dwellers. This compelling collection vividly portrays the human condition through a series of short stories, offering a detailed snapshot of early 20th-century Dublin life, appealing to those keen on classic, character-driven narratives.

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Dubliners

A collection of stories that range from a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman's dilemma over whether to elope to Argentina with her lover, to the dance party at which a man discovers just how little he really knows about his wife.

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New edition of the Penguin Essential featuring fifteen brilliantly compelling stories about ordinary lives.

'Snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves.'

From a child grappling with the death of a fallen priest, to a young woman's dilemma over whether to elope to Argentina with her lover, to the dance party at which a man discovers just how little he really knows about his wife, these fifteen stories bring the gritty realism of existence in Joyce's native Dublin to life.

Series: Penguin Essentials

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Dubliners receives acclaim for its enduring brilliance and insightful portrayal of ordinary lives, as noted by the Sunday Times and Anthony Burgess. J.G. Ballard appreciates how the stories transform Dublin into a microcosm of the world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241956854

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 145g

Pages: 256

About the Author

James Joyce was born in Dublin on 2 February 1882, the eldest of ten children in a family which, after brief prosperity, collapsed into poverty. He was none the less educated at the best Jesuit schools and then at University College, Dublin, and displayed considerable academic and literary ability. Although he spent most of his adult life outside Ireland, Joyce's psychological and fictional universe is firmly rooted in his native Dublin, the city which provides the settings and much of the subject matter for all his fiction. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its controversial successor Finnegans Wake (1939), as well as the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). James Joyce died in Z rich, on 13 January 1941.

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