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Dubliners

byJames Joyce

Who is this book for? Readers interested in classic literature and modernist narratives.

Topics City lifeParalysisIrish societyMoral historyFamily dynamicsSpiritual liberationEveryday strugglesNational identityComing of ageSocial realismSocial ClassIdentityLoss and GriefFriendshipFamily
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceMinor Subplot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
First published in 1914, Dubliners depicts middle-class Catholic life in Dublin at the start of the twentieth century. Themes within the stories include the disappointments of childhood, the frustrations of adolescence, and the importance of sexual awakening. James Joyce was twenty-five years old when he wrote this collection of short stories, among which 'The Dead' is probably the most famous. Considered at the time as a literary experiment, Dubliners contains moments of joy, fear, grief, love and loss, which combine to form one of the most complete depictions of a city ever written, and the stories remain as refreshingly original and surprising in this century as they did in the last.This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Dubliners features an afterword by dramatist Peter Harness.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Language

en

Published on

10/06/2016

Pages

264

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781509826629

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