This volume contains the first ten stories from the Dubliners collection: The Sisters, An Encounter, Araby, Eveline, After the Race, Two Gallants, The Boarding House, A Little Cloud, Counterparts, and Clay.
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914.
The stories were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of the Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
The stories were written at the time when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They center on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character has a special moment of self-understanding or illumination.
The initial stories in the collection are narrated by children as protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence and maturity.
Part I includes the short stories of:
The Sisters – The priest Father Flynn dies, and a young boy and his family deal with it only superficially.
An Encounter – Two schoolboys play truant and are confronted by an elderly man.
Araby – A boy falls in love with the sister of his friend, but fails in buying her a present from the Araby carnival.
Eveline – A young woman abandons her plans to leave Ireland with a sailor.
After the Race – College student Jimmy Doyle tries to fit in with his wealthy friend.
Two Gallants – Two con men, Lenehan and Corley, trick a maid into stealing from her employer.
The Boarding House – Mrs. Mooney successfully maneuvers her daughter Polly into an upwardly mobile marriage with Mr. Doran.
A Little Cloud – Little Chandler's dinner with his old friend Ignatius Gallaher casts a light on his own failed literary dreams. The story reflects also Chandler's mood upon realizing his baby son has replaced him as the center of his wife's affections.
Counterparts – Farrington, a lumbering alcoholic Irish scrivener, takes out his frustration in pubs and on his son Tom.
Clay – A maid, Maria, celebrates Halloween with her former foster child and friend Joe Donnelly and his family.
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Dubliners, Part 1 Audio Book by James Joyce
Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914.
The stories were meant to be a naturalistic depiction of the Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
The stories were written at the time when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They center on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character has a special moment of self-understanding or illumination.
The initial stories in the collection are narrated by children as protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence and maturity.
Part I includes the short stories of:
The Sisters – The priest Father Flynn dies, and a young boy and his family deal with it only superficially.
An Encounter – Two schoolboys play truant and are confronted by an elderly man.
Araby – A boy falls in love with the sister of his friend, but fails in buying her a present from the Araby carnival.
Eveline – A young woman abandons her plans to leave Ireland with a sailor.
After the Race – College student Jimmy Doyle tries to fit in with his wealthy friend.
Two Gallants – Two con men, Lenehan and Corley, trick a maid into stealing from her employer.
The Boarding House – Mrs. Mooney successfully maneuvers her daughter Polly into an upwardly mobile marriage with Mr. Doran.
A Little Cloud – Little Chandler's dinner with his old friend Ignatius Gallaher casts a light on his own failed literary dreams. The story reflects also Chandler's mood upon realizing his baby son has replaced him as the center of his wife's affections.
Counterparts – Farrington, a lumbering alcoholic Irish scrivener, takes out his frustration in pubs and on his son Tom.
Clay – A maid, Maria, celebrates Halloween with her former foster child and friend Joe Donnelly and his family.
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