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) 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 in a small Western Australian town is about all different kinds of turnings. Turnings in people, situations, surprises, accidents, relationships and the turning of time. The turnings come at crucial times in the characters lives. They are doomed and unhappy people and though the turning may not change their lives we see their humanity even if just for a moment. This multi