The book Dubliners was written by James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, an Irish novelist, short story writer, teacher and literary critic. Joyce is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century.
Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.
The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with lives and concerns of progressively older people.
Thus, the collection progresses chronologically, beginning with stories of youth and progressing in age to culminate in 'The dead'.
They center on Joyce's idea of epiphany--a moment when a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination.
Some dominant themes include lost innocence, missed opportunities and an inability to escape one's circumstances.
Here's the story: https://my.w.tt/8ikU1zhSe1
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