The Dead Contributor(s): Joyce, James (Author), Fasano, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0979660793 ISBN-13: 9780979660795 Publisher: Coyote Canyon Press OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: The Dead is one of the twentieth centurys most beautiful pieces of short literature. Taking his inspiration from a family gathering held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Joyce pens a story about a married couple attending a Christmas-season party at the house of the husbands two elderly aunts. A shocking confession made by the husbands wife toward the end of the story showcases the power of Joyces greatest innovation: the epiphany, that moment when everything, for character and reader alike, is suddenly clear. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.02" W x 8.04" (0.23 lbs) 80 pages |
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Publisher Description: "The Dead is one of the twentieth century's most beautiful pieces of short literature. Taking his inspiration from a family gathering held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany, Joyce pens a story about a married couple attending a Christmas-season party at the house of the husband's two elderly aunts. A shocking confession made by the husband's wife toward the end of the story showcases the power of Joyce's greatest innovation: the epiphany, that moment when everything, for character and reader alike, is suddenly clear. |