Experience Joyce’s Dubliners with John Banville by your side.
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30,000 Words of commentary from 20+ hours of interviews, ready for your conversations
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16 Videos totaling 90 minutes
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Dubliners eBook
Commentary
30,000 Words of commentary from 20+ hours of interviews, ready for your conversations
Videos
16 Videos totaling 90 minutes
Discussions Topics
15 Discussion topics to explore
What's Included
John Banville
At the end of his life, James Joyce was rumored to have been visited by an old school friend. The friend reportedly said, "Jimmy, I tried to read your books—Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake—I’m sure they're masterpieces, but I think your best book is Dubliners.” Joyce is said to have replied, "You know what? I think you're right.”
John Banville recounted this anecdote, saying it speaks to the book’s special place in Joyce’s body of work.
“I was astonished to find that literature could be about life as I knew it. These stories are immediate. They are about the real world. Each story is as enlightening about the world now as it was when it was written.”
- John Banville
SNEAK PEEK
Here are some questions Banville will explore with you as you read Dubliners:
- How do you see the story of "Araby," its plot, and its characters reflecting the nature of young love with all its pitfalls and little tragedies? Do you think the story reflects the nature of heroism in Joyce’s time? What about in our own time?
- "Eveline" is a story about the profound difficulty of freedom. How does the story highlight the anxiety that accompanies liberty? How does this make you feel about your own willingness to explore the possibilities of life?
Experience Rebind’s Dubliners today to interact with 20+ hours of John Banville’s commentary, and explore the meaning deep inside each of James Joyce’s classic short stories.
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