A bundle of fifteen stories by James Joyce, in which everyday life and people's emotions in Dublin take center stage. Themes range from a child grappling with the loss of a priest to a young woman struggling with the choice to flee to Argentina with her beloved. This collection offers a penetrating look at human relationships and personal dilemmas.
Description
'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 priest to a man who at a dance party discovers how little he knows about his wife: these stories reflect the raw realism and symbolism in Joyce’s Dublin. The stories offer an in-depth and nuanced view of human experiences, as only James Joyce can put into words.
Product specifications
- Author: James Joyce
- Series: Penguin Essentials
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date: 2012-04-05
- Number of pages: 256
- ISBN: 9780241956854
- Theme: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- BISAC: FICTION / Literary
About the author
James Joyce (1882–1941) grew up in Dublin and firmly rooted his literary universe in this city. He is best known for his innovative novel Ulysses (1922), the short story collection Dubliners (1914), and the experimental Finnegans Wake (1939). Joyce’s work is essential for literature lovers who find themselves hidden in everyday human experiences.