Dubliners 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 written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in
The Turning (short story collection) Arts Festival. The Western Edge Theatre Projects worked together with the Perth Theatre Company and Bill McCluskey on the production. In 2013, "The Turning" was premiered as a film at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The architect of the project was Robert Connolly,and the result was that the 18 stories in the collection were each filmed featuring different actors, directors and collaborators. The Turning (short story collection) The Turning is a collection of short stories by Australian author Tim Winton published in April 2005. Many of the 17 short stories included interweave in their respective narratives. The story is set