Dubliners

Joyce'sfirstmajorwork,writtenwhenhewasonlytwenty-five,broughthiscitytotheworldforthefirsttime,HisstoriesarerootedintherichdetailofDublinlife,portrayingordinary,oftendefeatedliveswithunflinchingrealism.Hewritesofsocialdecline,corruptionandpersonalfailure,yetcreatesabrilliantlycompelling,uniquevisionoftheworldandofhumanexperience.'JoyceredeemshisDubliners,assurestheiridentity,andmakestheirsocialexistenceappearpermanentandimmortal,likethestreetstheywalk'TomPaulin.