The Sisters (short story) The Sisters (short story) "The Sisters" is a short story by James Joyce, the first of a series of short stories called "Dubliners". Originally published in the "Irish Homestead" on 13 August 1904, "The Sisters" was Joyce's first published work of fiction. Joyce later revised the story and had it, along with the rest of the series, published in book form in 1914. ″The Sisters″ gives a portrait of the relationship between a nameless boy and the infirm priest Father Flynn. The priest who has been relieved of his priestly duties has acted as a mentor for the boy in
The Blue Boy (picture book) he's learned". The original was also translated into Japanese. An American English translation was published 1992 by Macmillan. Martin Auer first wrote the story for the German television series "Siebenstein" (ZDF). It was then published in book form by Beltz & Gelberg. The story is also part of the collection "The Strange War" by Martin Auer that has been translated in more than 25 languages. The Blue Boy (picture book) The Blue Boy is a children's picture book by Martin Auer, with illustrations by Simone Klages. It was first published in 1991 in German as "Der blaue Junge". The Blue