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"Arcilla" es la historia de Maria, una mujer que cria a los ninos de una familia y anos despus va a pasar la Fiesta de todos los Santos con uno de ellos, ya adulto. Mara es un personaje que parece desconectado de la realidad; soltera y mayor, Mara representa a una mujer irlandesa ignorante y humilde. El nombre Arcilla, viene del elemento usado por Maria para jugar con los ninos. La arcilla, representa la muerte en la cultura irlandesa. Maria puede morir pronto.

"Una Pequena Nube", por James Joyce, es la historia de dos hombres, dos amigos de infancia que se encuentran luego de muchos anos para beber juntos. Es una historia sobre el contraste de sus vidas, sobre la envidia, la hipocresia y la inconformidad.

"Eveline" es la historia de una muchacha que debe escoger entre su vida actual, (siguiendo la promesa que le hizo a su madre antes de que esta muriera), y escapar a Buenos Aires con su novio, hacia una nueva vida.

"Después de la Carrera" puede entenderse superficialmente como la historia de un grupo de mozalbetes de distintas nacionalidades que viven una vida disipada, compitiendo en carreras de autos y jugando a las cartas. Sin embargo, la historia es un simbolismo sobre distintas naciones y su rol en la carrera politica que vivia el mundo en los tiempos de Joyce, muy similar a la nuestra, actual.

Hören Sie, wie aus dem kleinen Jim der berühmte James wurde... Wie kann aus dem jungen Mann nun ein Künstler werden? Zerrissen zwischen Leidenschaft und Verantwortung, zwischen Hingabe und Disziplin hadert Joyce' Alter Ego Stephen Dedalus mit seinem jungen Leben, seiner Sexualität, seiner Moral, mit Kirche und Politik. Doch mit der Verzweiflung wächst der Widerstand, und schließlich befreit sich Stephen von seinen Pflichten und den gesellschaftlichen Fesseln. Im Namen der Kunst und des freibestimmten Lebens sagt er sich von allem los...

Immobilità e banalità, voglia di fuga e frustrazione. Gente di Dublino è la celebre raccolta di racconti di James Joyce, attraverso la quale lo scrittore...

For Eveline, it was a nearly transforming experience to be in love. Frank had booked passage for the two to leave Ireland for Buenos Aires as husband and wife. As Eveline looks forward to the day of her leaving, she begins to think of her dead mother and the family she would be leaving behind. This short story allows us to consider the thoughts that are in conflict for the young lady. How will she respond and what will she decide? A classic story narrated by Glenn Hascall.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 2 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 2 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 2 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners , Volume 1 collection.

This is a story from the Dubliners, Volume 1 collection.

"Eveline" is a short story from James Joyce's classic Dubliners. Nineteen-year-old Eveline has decided to leave home, but her future journey may not be all that she hopes. Like other stories in Dubliners,"Eveline" offers a penetrating analysis of Dublin society, especially its stagnation and paralysis. Each story incorporates epiphanies, by which Joyce meant to convey a sudden consciousness of the "soul" of a thing. Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization.

A forerunner of Ulysses, this autobiographical novel deals with Stephen Dedalus' childhood, adolescence and early manhood. His growing rebellion against Catholicism and his family background, his first love affairs and his interest in art, literature and aesthetics are explored in stream-of-consciousness sequences.

An eclectic selection of short story classics by great writers of latter day such as Jack London, O' Henry, M.R. James, G.K. Chesterton, James Joyce and Anton Chekhov.

A superb collection of vintage classic short stories by some of the world's greatest storytellers. The Gold Bug by Edgar Allan Poe. The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad. The Unparalleled Adventures of one Hans Pfaal by Edgar Allan Poe. The Dead by James Joyce. The Venturers by O. Henry. The Telltale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. The Mezzotint by M. R. James. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry. Von Kempelen and his Discovery by Edgar Allan Poe. Mesmeric Revelation by Edgar Allan Poe.