Dubliners

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James Joyces Dubliners" is an enthralling collection of modernist short stories which create a vivid picture of the day-to-day experience of Dublin life. This " Penguin Classics" edition

Includes:: notes & an introduction by Terence Brown. Joyces first major work written when he was only twenty-five brought his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life portraying ordinary often defeated lives with unflinching realism. From " The Sisters" a vivid portrait of childhood faith & guilt to " Araby" a timeless evocation of the inexplicable yearnings of adolescence to " The Dead" in which Gabriel Conroy is gradually brought to a painful epiphany regarding the nature of his existence Joyce draws a realistic & memorable cast of Dubliners together in an powerful exploration of overarching themes. Writing of social decline sexual desire & exploitation corruption & personal failure he creates a brilliantly compelling unique vision of the world & of human experience. James Joyce (1882-1941) the eldest of ten children was born in Dublin but exiled himself to Paris at twenty as a rebellion against his upbringing. He only returned to Ireland briefly from the continent but Dublin was at heart of his greatest works " Ulysses" & " Finnegans Wake". He lived in poverty until the last ten years of his life & was plagued by near blindness & the grief of his daughters mental illness. If you enjoyed " Dubliners" you might like Joyces " Ulysses" also available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " Joyce redeems his " Dubliners" assures their identity & makes their social existence appear permanent & immortal like the streets they walk". (Tom Paulin). " Joyces early short stories remain undimmed in their brilliance". (" Sunday Times")."