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FIFTEEN STORIES, ONE CITY • A haunting portrait of Dublin at the turn of the century, filled with quiet epiphanies and unspoken truths.
In Dubliners (1914), James Joyce captures the ordinary lives of men and women in turn-of-the-century Dublin. Fifteen stories trace moments of childhood, adolescence, marriage, and decline. Characters face frustration, temptation, and disillusionment. Some yearn for escape; others cling to memory. Each story ends with a moment of revelation—an epiphany that illuminates the hidden patterns of life.
From the innocence of “Araby” to the heartbreak of “Eveline” and the haunting finale of “The Dead”, Joyce portrays a city caught between tradition and change. His clear, unsentimental prose gave voice to the silences and struggles of ordinary people. Few lines linger as powerfully as Gabriel Conroy’s reflection in “The Dead”: “His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.”
First published in 1914 after years of controversy, Dubliners is now recognised as a cornerstone of modernist literature. Its influence on the short story form has been immense, shaping writers across the world.
This Feel Classics edition presents Joyce’s landmark work in an accessible format, with a thoughtful introduction, explanatory notes, glossary, and a detailed chronology of his life.
A timeless, unforgettable collection that still speaks to anyone who has ever sought meaning in the quiet moments of life.
