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| Title = Dubliners
| Title = Dubliners
| Author = James Joyce
| Author = James Joyce
| Literary form = short story
| Literary form = short story collection
| Year of publication = 1914
| Year of publication = 1914
| Microsummary = A young boy developed a crush on his friend's sister, and promised to bring her a gift from the Araby bazaar, but arrived late and left empty-handed, feeling defeated by his own vanity.
| Microsummary = A collection of fifteen short stories presenting a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle-class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century, exploring themes of nationalism, identity, and cultural stagnation.
| Wikidata =
| Wikisource =
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A young boy lived on a quiet street in Dublin, where he spent his days playing with his friends and attending school. He developed a crush on his friend Mangan's sister, and every morning, he would watch her from his window and follow her to school. He had never spoken to her, but her presence consumed his thoughts.
== The Sisters ==
[[The Sisters (Joyce)]]


{{Character
| Name = The Narrator
| Description = young boy; infatuated with his friend's sister; imaginative, sensitive
| Emoji = 👦🏻
}}


{{Character
== An Encounter ==
| Name = Mangan's Sister
[[An Encounter (Joyce)]]
| Description = object of the narrator's affection; graceful, alluring
 
| Emoji = 👧🏻
 
}}
== Araby ==
[[Araby (Joyce)]]
 
 
== Eveline ==
[[Eveline (Joyce)]]
 
 
== After the Race ==
[[After the Race (Joyce)]]
 
 
== Two Gallants ==
[[Two Gallants (Joyce)]]
 
 
== The Boarding House ==
[[The Boarding House (Joyce)]]
 
 
== A Little Cloud ==
[[A Little Cloud (Joyce)]]
 
 
== Counterparts ==
[[Counterparts (Joyce)]]
 
 
== Clay ==
[[Clay (Joyce)]]
 
 
== A Painful Case ==
[[A Painful Case (Joyce)]]
 
 
== Ivy Day in the Committee Room ==
[[Ivy Day in the Committee Room (Joyce)]]
 


One day, the girl spoke to the boy and asked if he was going to the Araby bazaar. He was unsure, but when she mentioned that she couldn't go due to a retreat at her convent, he promised to bring her something if he went. The boy's thoughts were filled with fantasies of the bazaar and his crush, making it difficult for him to focus on school and daily life.
== A Mother ==
[[A Mother (Joyce)]]


{{Quote
| Text = Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand.
| Context = The narrator is describing his infatuation with Mangan's sister and how her name would come to his mind during prayers and praises, even though he didn't understand why.
}}


On the day of the bazaar, the boy reminded his forgetful uncle about his plans to attend. His uncle eventually gave him the money, and the boy set off for the bazaar, excited to find a gift for the girl. However, when he arrived, it was already late, and most of the stalls were closed. He wandered around the dimly lit hall, listening to the conversations of others and feeling out of place.
== Grace ==
[[Grace (Joyce)]]


As he approached a stall with porcelain vases and tea sets, the young lady working there spoke to him, but her tone was unenthusiastic. He declined to buy anything and continued to wander the bazaar, feeling increasingly disappointed and disillusioned. Eventually, the lights went out in the upper part of the hall, and the boy was left standing in darkness, feeling like a creature driven and derided by vanity, his eyes burning with anguish and anger.


== The Dead ==
[[The Dead (Joyce)]]


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James Joyce
Dubliners
1914
Summary of the Collection of Short Stories
Microsummary: A collection of fifteen short stories presenting a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle-class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century, exploring themes of nationalism, identity, and cultural stagnation.

The Sisters

The Sisters (Joyce)


An Encounter

An Encounter (Joyce)


Araby

Araby (Joyce)


Eveline

Eveline (Joyce)


After the Race

After the Race (Joyce)


Two Gallants

Two Gallants (Joyce)


The Boarding House

The Boarding House (Joyce)


A Little Cloud

A Little Cloud (Joyce)


Counterparts

Counterparts (Joyce)


Clay

Clay (Joyce)


A Painful Case

A Painful Case (Joyce)


Ivy Day in the Committee Room

Ivy Day in the Committee Room (Joyce)


A Mother

A Mother (Joyce)


Grace

Grace (Joyce)


The Dead

The Dead (Joyce)

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