A delicate, electric collection that hums with memory and risk. Chamber Music gathers a cluster of intimate vignettes and sharp sketches that illuminate ordinary rooms as stages for longing, doubt, and sudden insight. This short story collection-barbed with modernist sensibility-invites readers into early twentieth century ireland, where domestic life and artistic aspiration intersect in the crowded lanes of Dublin. Its portrayal of love and longing, the slipping of time, and the quiet collisions of character and circumstance resonates with both casual readers and serious lovers of literature.…mehr
A delicate, electric collection that hums with memory and risk. Chamber Music gathers a cluster of intimate vignettes and sharp sketches that illuminate ordinary rooms as stages for longing, doubt, and sudden insight. This short story collection-barbed with modernist sensibility-invites readers into early twentieth century ireland, where domestic life and artistic aspiration intersect in the crowded lanes of Dublin. Its portrayal of love and longing, the slipping of time, and the quiet collisions of character and circumstance resonates with both casual readers and serious lovers of literature. While it speaks to the past, its concerns feel immediate: the price and lure of art, the textures of daily life, and the stubborn glare of memory. For literature students and course reading alike, the book offers clear examples of modernist techniques deployed in a distinctly Irish voice, and it sits alongside Joyce's broader body of work as a meaningful counterpoint within modernist irish authors. Note on significance: the work stands as a key artifact in Irish fiction and modernist literature, a bridge between tradition and experimentation. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a real companion for anyone drawn to Joyce comparative works and the rich world of Dublin fiction.
1882-1941. Born in Dublin, Ireland, into a family of ten children, Joyce showed singular intelligence and a gift for writing from an early age. After leaving University College Dublin with a degree in modern languages, Joyce emigrated to Europe, living in Italy, Zurich and Paris. A string of short stories, including Dubliners, were followed by his first novel, Portrait of an Artist in 1916, and then the controversial but very successful Ulysses in 1922, a work in which he perfected his stream-of-consciousness style and made his name as a great literary figure. Joyce died in Zurich in 1941, two years after the publication of Finnegans Wake, his long-awaited follow up novel which earned him further honours.
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