Dubliners

Recommended by David Grossman, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in Irish, Ranked #3 in Irelandsee more rankings.

For the centennial of its original publication, an irresistible Graphic Deluxe Edition of one of the most beloved books of the 20th century

Perhaps the greatest short story collection in the English language, James Joyce’s Dubliners is a vivid and unflinching portrait of “dear dirty Dublin” at the turn of the twentieth century. These fifteen stories, including such unforgettable ones as “Araby,” “Grace,” and “The Dead,” delve into the heart of the city of Joyce’s birth, capturing the cadences of Dubliners’ speech and portraying with an almost brute realism their...
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David Grossman It is the perfect story—you can almost touch the characters, and yet it is told from a remote point of view, from a distance but not without affection (Source)


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