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The Dead is the final short story in the 1914 collection Dubliners by James Joyce. The other stories in the collection are shorter, whereas at 15,952 words, The Dead is almost long enough to be described as a novella. The story deals with themes of love and loss as well as raising questions about the nature of the Irish identity. The story centres on Gabriel Conroy, a professor and part-time book reviewer, and explores the relationships he has with his family and friends. Gabriel and his wife, Gretta, arrive late to an annual Christmas party hosted by his aunts, Kate and Julia Morkan, who eagerly receive him.

Sadness can be about so many things from places to people, from thoughts to actions. Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.

These novelists burst with a literary energy that is hard to contain. They cover a myriad of styles and themes, narratives packed full of fully-formed characters in powerful tales that have become an essential and integral part of our literary heritage.

Journey into James Joyce's masterpiece with "The Dead" podcast. This series dissects the layers of this profound short story, exploring themes of paralysis, epiphany, and Irish culture. Ideal for literature lovers, Joyce enthusiasts, and those seeking a deeper understanding of modernist fiction.

This collection of 36 short poems was published in 1907. The title is alleged to be an ironic pun referring cryptically to the sound of urine striking the sides of a chamber pot. However, the poems have no touch of vulgarity or bawdiness.

Für Jimmy wird in Traum wahr – er, der mittellose Student aus dem Nirgendwo Irlands, hat es geschafft sich mit ein paar Jungs anzufreunden, die entweder als Söhnemänner von vor Geld strotzender Bonzen oder wenigstens als gestandene Party-Löwen einen glorreichen Ruf genießen und diese Nacht ist er zusammen mit diesen Legenden auf Achse – eine unvergessliche Zeit für Jimmy.

Die Tochter einer geschiedenen Ex-Ehefrau beginnt ein Verhältnis mit einem Bewohner der Pension ihrer Mutter, was dieser nicht entgeht und so muss sie dafür Sorge tragen, dass ihre Tochter ihr Gesicht bewahrt und den jungen Mann in die Verantwortung nehmen – alles andere als eine Heirat wäre ein schlechter Kompromiss, aber spielen die beiden schon etwas ineinander Verliebten da mit.

Die Mutter tot, der Vater ein Säufer, der Bruder meistens auf angeblich beruflichen Reisen, der Alltag hart, monoton und triste – was könnte Eveline da an ihre Heimat binden? Und der Matrose Frank hat ein nettes kleines Häuslein in Buenos Aires und bittet sie mit ihm zu kommen, dennoch fällt Eveline ein endgültiger Entschluss schwer.

Zwei Freunde treiben sich in der Nacht herum. Einer der beiden behauptet, später noch mit einer jungen Frau verabredet zu sein. Das weckt die Neugierde des anderen und sie vereinbaren sich nach dem Date nochmal zu treffen, um über den natürlich erfolgreichen noch ausstehenden „Abschuss“ zu plaudern.

James Joyce's disillusion with the publication of Dubliners in 1914 was the result of ten years battling with publishers, resisting their demands to remove swear words, real place names and much else, including two entire stories. Although only 24 when he signed his first publishing contract for the book, Joyce already knew its worth. Joyce's aim was to tell the truth — to create a work of art that would reflect life in Ireland at the turn of the last century.