The Dead by James Joyce Paperback Book 9780979660795

quotThe Dead is one of the twentieth centurys most beautiful pieces of short literature Taking his inspiration from a family gathering held every year on the Feast of the Epiphany Joyce pens a story about a married couple attending a Christmasseason party at the house of the husbands two elderly aunts A shocking confession made by the husbands wife toward the end of the story showcases the power of Joyces greatest innovation the epiphany that moment when everything for character and reader alike is suddenly clear