Dubliners by James Joyce

by James Joyce, Kevin Theis (Editor)

Overview

"Dubliners" is an early collection of short stories by legendary Irish author James Joyce. Joyce was, at the time, concerned about the changing identity of the Irish people and crafted a series of stories to hold up a mirror to the nation and force his readers to confront some hard truths about the country's history, priorities and cultural life. The collection also contains one of Joyce's best known stories, the novella "The Dead," which has been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen.  

Originally rejected by a number of publishers - some of whom claimed that certain of his stories were "obscene" - Joyce finally found a company willing to publish the work and in 1916, the London publishing house Grant Richards released the book to great acclaim. "Dubliners" came out at about the same time as Joyce's other short story collection, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" and both books are now considered to be among the finest works of short fiction ever written.  

"Dubliners" is presented here in its original and unabridged format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798892821940
Publisher:	Ft. Raphael Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/09/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	234
File size:	793 KB

About the Author

James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, short story writer and literary critic. He is regarded as one of the most influential and celebrated authors of the 20th century and his novel "Ulysses" has been hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction ever created, featuring a wide variety of literary styles, tropes, symbolism and stream-of-consciousness experimental writing that causes the book to be analyzed, annotated and examined to this day. Born in Dublin in 1882, he attended University College of Dublin, met his future wife Nora and moved to the European continent, traveling from country-to-country, serving as an English teacher. Joyce dabbled in writing for years, penning various short stories and poems - many of which were published - until he finally received recognition for his short story collection "The Dubliners" (1914) and, soon after, the novel "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916). The couple finally settled in Paris in 1920 where they would live until 1940. Joyce published his opus, "Ulysses" in 1922, but the book wasn't published in the UK or America for years due to it's sexual content, which was labeled "obscene." (Copies of the book were smuggled into these countries and bootleg versions were widely available.) He would begin his next novel, "Finnegan's Wake" in 1923, but it was not published until 1939. Joyce and Nora continued to travel extensively throughout Europe, often returning to Dublin, and he sought medical care in Switzerland for his severe eye problems and to care for his daughter Lucia, who suffered from mental illness. When the Nazis invaded France in 1940, Joyce moved his family to Zürich where he would die in 1941 following surgery for a perforated ulcer. There are few authors whose works are examined as minutely as are the novels of James Joyce. The books are so rich in detail, so impenetrable and dense in structure, so wildly experimental that literary critics have spent decades trying to plumb the depths of his writing. He is regularly hailed as one of the great writers of all time.

Date of Birth:

February 2, 1882

Date of Death:

January 13, 1941

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

Place of Death:

Zurich, Switzerland

Education:

B.A., University College, Dublin, 1902

Website:

http://www.jamesjoyce.ie