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The Dubliners - Alma Classics Evergreens

English · Paperback

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James Joyce's first published book, which he wrote when he was still in his twenties, Dubliners is far removed from the bold experimentalism of his later work, but is essential for understanding the author's development as a writer, and endures as a masterly example of the short-story form.
Although ranging considerably in tone, mood and milieu, the fifteen short stories included in this collection all centre around the city of Dublin and its inhabitants at the beginning of the twentieth-century. From the unsettling adventure of two truant schoolboys to the crafty schemes of two con-men, from a young woman's refusal to abandon Ireland and elope with a sailor to a man's moment of clarity during an annual dance party, these stories offer a moving portrait of an entire world and era which has all but disappeared.

About the author

James Joyce wurde am 2. Februar 1882 in Dublin geboren, wo er in schwierigen und ärmlichen Familienverhältnissen aufwuchs. Joyce studierte am University College von Dublin moderne Sprachen, u.a. Englisch, Französisch und Italienisch. 1902 ging er nach Paris, um ein Medizinstudium zu beginnen. Er wandte sich dort aber dem Schreiben zu und führte einen ausschweifenden Lebensstil. 1903 kehrte er nach Dublin zurück, konnte dort jedoch nicht Fuß fassen. Mit seiner Geliebten und späteren Ehefrau Nora Barnacle siedelte er 1904 auf den Kontinent über und lebte hauptsächlich in Triest. 1914 erschien Joyces erste Kurzgeschichtensammlung. Nach Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges zog er mit seiner Familie nach Zürich. 1920 zog Joyce auf Einladung seines Freundes Ezra Pound nach Paris, wo er bis zu Frankreichs Besetzung im Zweiten Weltkrieg lebte. James Joyce starb am 13. Januar 1941 in Zürich.

Summary

Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series, this new edition of The Dubliners includes pictures and an extensive section on Joyce's life and works.

Foreword

A vivid portrait of Dublin life through a series of modernist short stories. Part of Alma Classics' Evergreens series, this edition is fully annotated and contains extra material.

Additional text

Its deep power abides in the inextricability of Joyce's masterly control of language and the breadth of his vision.

Report

His writing is not about something; it is that something itself. Samuel Beckett

Product details

Authors James Joyce
Publisher Alma Books
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 22.06.2017
 
EAN 9781847496317
ISBN 978-1-84749-631-7
No. of pages 384
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
Series Evergreens
Alma Classics
Alma Classics
Evergreens
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

FICTION / Short Stories (single author)

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