James Joyce’s “Dubliners” is a collection of short stories that captures the lives of ordinary Dubliners, offering a stark and realistic portrayal of the paralysis and disillusionment experienced by the inhabitants of early 20th-century Dublin. Each story reflects on moments of personal crisis, longing, and epiphany, exploring themes of identity, escape, and social constraint. Joyce’s precise prose and deep psychological insight make “Dubliners” a pivotal work in the development of modernist literature.
