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Cover of Dubliners

Modernism ยท Fiction

Dubliners

by James Joyce. A major work by James Joyce exploring language, city, consciousness; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1914
Origin
Ireland
Era
Modernism
Genre
Fiction
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by James Joyce exploring language, city, consciousness; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.