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There was no hope for him this time: it was the third stroke. Read the first page
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Joyce's penetrating and unsentimental portrayal of Dublin, as told through the experiences of a wide cross-section of its inhabitants, is what makes this book great. It is an example of realism at it's most breathtakingly evocative. Eveline and Little Chandler perfectly sum up the complaceny of a city that has the vague desire but not the motivation or guts to change. Mrs Mooney, Corley and Lenehan embody the ruthless selfishness that facilitated the city's descent into immorality and 'Ivy Day in the Committee Room' and 'A Mother' portray perfectly the political stagnancy and shallowness of the cultural revival that characterised the political situation of the time.
I could go on and on but the point is clear. 'The Dubliners' is as perfect an example of gripping literary portraiture as ever there was, surely one of the greatest books ever written. The harsh realism in every story will leave a potent aftertaste in your mouth and a vivid sense of character and location. My personal favourites are the cold self-isolation of 'A Painful Case' and the truly epic 'The Dead.' The lyrical closing section of the book alone more than justifies the cover price. If you read this book in school or university, dig it up and read it again now. If you haven't yet had the pleasure, buy it!
Despite their simplicity, the stories are extremely textured. You get an idea of what it was like to live in Dublin when it was poor and what the people were like. It simply isn't about some weird self-important artist with a lust for personal power, whose concerns are so obscurely out of this world. You get lonely people who recognize their situation by their failure to help another who would have loved them; politicians lamenting the past choices; and a middle-aged man realizing he is shallow when confronted with the memory of his wife's first love (The Dead, which is surely one of the greatest short stories I have ever read).
These stories are so rich that I have read them many times, always seeing more. It is very fun to get a new edition that is supposed to be the way Joyce wanted them, which inspired me to read them yet again. Warmly recommended.
This was written during the time before radio (and TV of course) in which the short story was king, and characters such as Sherlock Holmes were famous in short and entertaining stories, each of which were eagerly anticipated by the public.
In Dubliners we read a series of excellent short stories that cover a cross section of Irish society in Dublin at the end of the 19th century, including stories of young school lads, dead priests, families having dinner, and all night gamblers but to name a few.
Still after 100 years this is an easy and entertaining read that takes only a few hours to breeze through. For myself this is just great subway or airline reading - to be enjoyed in its simple reading without too much analysis - and it is still a classic that does not disappoint.
Travel with Joyce as he takes the reader into worlds that show death, love,... Read more
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