Dubliners by James Joyce

"Dubliners" is an early collection of short stories by legendary Irish author James Joyce. Joyce was, at the time, concerned about the changing identity of the Irish people and crafted a series of stories to hold up a mirror to the nation and force his readers to confront some hard truths about the country's history, priorities and cultural life. The collection also contains one of Joyce's best known stories, the novella "The Dead," which has been adapted numerous times for the stage a