Two Gallants (short story) Two Gallants (short story) "Two Gallants" is a short story by James Joyce published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." It tells the story of two Irishmen who are frustrated with their lack of achievement in life and rely on the exploitation of others to live. Joyce considered the story to be one of the most important in "Dubliners." The London house of Grant Richards agreed to publish "Dubliners" in 1905, but there were printing complications and concerns of obscenity. One of the stories with passages in question was “Two Gallants.” Joyce questions Richard's reluctance to publish by asking "Is it
Drown (short story collection) Drown (short story collection) Drown is the semi-autobiographical, debut short story collection from Dominican-American author Junot Díaz that address the trials and tribulations of Dominican immigrants as they attempt to find some semblance of the American Dream after immigrating to America. The stories are set in the context of 1980s America, and are narrated by an adult who is looking back at his childhood. Drown was published by Riverhead Books in 1996. "Drown" precedes his novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao", which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the short story collection "This Is How You