The Dubliners
Fifteen stories evoke the character, atmosphere, and people of Dublin at the turn of the century.
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| ISBN-13 |
9780679600497 |
| ISBN-10 |
0679600493 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
Internationally sourced; usually ships 2-3 weeks |
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| Publisher |
Random House |
| Imprint |
Random House Inc |
| Publication Date |
not entered
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| International Publication Date |
26 May 1994 |
| Publication Country |
 United States |
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| Format |
Hardback, New edition |
| Edition |
New edition |
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| Author(s) |
By Joyce, James |
| Series |
Modern Library |
| Category |
Modern Fiction
Short Stories
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
City and town life - Fiction., Dublin (Ireland) - Social life and customs - Fiction. |
| NBS Text |
Short Stories & Fiction Anthologies |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
304 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 127mm
Height: 190mm
Spine: 25mm |
| Weight |
305g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.912 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Dubliners is a landmark in modern literature, and one of the twentieth century's finest collections of short stories. In its remarkable portrait of a city and its people, it dramatises ordinary life in the modern world. Together, the stories form one interwoven tapestry which provides a rich and subtle picture of the struggles of men and women to rise above the constraints of their everyday lives.
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Awards & Reviews
| NZ Review |
In Dubliners, Joyce's first attempt to register in language and fictive form the protean complexities of the 'reality of experience, ' he learns the paradoxical lesson that only through the most rigorous economy, only by concentrating on the minutest of particulars, can he have any hope of engaging with the immensity of the world. -from the Introduction <br> Joyce renews our apprehension of reality, strengthens our sympathy with our fellow creatures, and leaves us in awe before the mystery of created things. - Atlantic Monthly <br> It is in the prose of Dubliners that we first hear the authentic rhythms of Joyce the poet... Dubliners is, in a very real sense, the foundation of Joyce's art. In shaping its stories, he developed that mastery of naturalistic detail and symbolic design which is the hallmark of his mature fiction. -Robert Scholes and A. Walton Litz, authors of Dubliners: Text and Criticism <br>With an Introduction by John Kelly |
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Author's Bio
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torch-bearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.
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