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About Dubliners

1914

James Joyce's Dubliners paints a vivid portrait of early 20th-century Dublin, capturing the lives of ordinary people grappling with their desires, regrets, and aspirations. A classic work of realism written by Joyce in his early years, this collection of stories challenges readers to face themes of paralysis, longing, and the search for personal freedom. Reading this collection initiates an exploration of the human condition, even its darkest and most jarring aspects."

I wanted real adventure to happen to myself. But real adventures, I reflected, do not happen to people who remain at home: they must be sought abroad.

- John Banville

Dubliners remains a timeless classic that invites readers to reflect on their own relationships, identity, and place in the world that is coming undone after expecting far too much of itself. Joyce once suggested that Dubliners, rather than Ulysses, was his greatest work. We tend to agree—and invite you to find out why.
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