Dubliners Richard Ellmann has argued, "Joyce claims importance by claiming nothing" His characters' personalities can only be observed because they are not explicitly told. The collection progresses chronologically, beginning with stories of youth and progressing in age to culminate in "The Dead". Emphasis is laid upon the specific geographic details of Dublin, for example, road names and buildings feature extensively. Dubliners Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were
Night Shift (short story collection) Night Shift (short story collection) Night Shift is the first collection of short stories by Stephen King, first published in 1978. In 1980, "Night Shift" received the Balrog Award for Best Collection, and in 1979 it was nominated as best collection for the Locus Award and the World Fantasy Award. Many of King's most famous short stories were included in this collection. The book was published on the heels of "The Shining" (1977 Doubleday) and was King's fifth published book (including "Rage", which was published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman). Nine of the twenty short stories in the book