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Dubliners

By James Joyce
Series: The Penguin English Library
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Dubliners by James Joyce is a collection of 15 interconnected short stories depicting the everyday lives and struggles of various residents in early 20th-century Dublin. The stories capture moments of epiphany and reflect themes of paralysis, identity, and the quest for meaning within the constraints of society. Through vivid and detailed narratives, Joyce provides a rich and emotional portrait of the city and its people.
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You might enjoy this classic collection if you're captivated by richly developed characters and vivid depictions of early 20th-century Dublin life. The interconnected stories offer a profound exploration of everyday experiences, human emotions, and the nuances of social dynamics, making it a fascinating read for those who appreciate literary depth and cultural insight.

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Dubliners

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 the author's native Dublin to life.

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'Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears ... But now it sounded to me like the name of some maleficent and sinful being. It filled me with fear, and yet I longed to be nearer to it and to look upon its deadly work'

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.

With Dubliners, James Joyce reinvented the art of fiction, using a scrupulous, deadpan realism to convey truths that were at once blasphemous and sacramental.

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Dubliners by James Joyce is widely praised for its vivid portrayal of early 20th-century Dublin life and its exploration of themes like paralysis, religion, and human entanglements. Critics often commend Joyce's masterful use of language and the emotional depth of the stories. The collection is noted for its realism and subtle narrative style, engaging readers with the struggles and epiphanies of the characters.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141199627

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 July 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 224

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Fiction General Fiction James Joyce Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Penguin English Library

About the Author

James Joyce (1882-1941) was born in Dublin, the eldest of ten children in a family which, after brief prosperity, collapsed into poverty. Nonetheless educated at the best Jesuit schools and at University College, Dublin, he moved to Paris in 1902 to attend medical school. Soon giving up on his lectures, however, he devoted himself to writing poems and prose sketches, aiming 'to give some kind of intellectual pleasure or spiritual enjoyment' and comparing this process to 'the mystery of the Mass'. After living in Trieste for almost ten years with the Irish woman Nora Barnacle, he published Dubliners in 1914, going on to write A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Exiles in Zurich during the First World War. After the armistice he returned to Trieste briefly before moving to Paris, where he published Ulysses in 1922, bringing him international fame. Struggling through eye troubles and his daughter's mental illness, he completed and published Finnegans Wake in 1939. He died in Zurich two years later.

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