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
Dark Carnival (short story collection) Gauntlet Press in 2001. On August 22, 2006, "The Homecoming" was published as a stand-alone short story with illustrations by Dave McKean. Dark Carnival (short story collection) Dark Carnival is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury, first published October 1947 by Arkham House. His debut book, it has had numerous reprints. "Dark Carnival" was Bradbury's first published book. 3,112 copies were printed by Arkham House, under the editorial direction of August Derleth. All but six of the stories had been first published elsewhere, although Bradbury revised some of the texts. Fifteen of the 27 stories were reprinted