James Joyce 
Dubliners 

First published in 1914, ‚Dubliners‘ was Irish novelist James Joyce’s first short story collection. The collection explores middle-class life in Ireland in the 20th century and the search for a national identity. Stories in the collection include that of a stereotypical Irish family in ‚Counterparts‘, the virtues and stubbornness of the Irish mother figure in ‚Mother‘ and a powerful exploration of life and death in ‚The Dead‘. A classic collection from one of the most influential and important writers of the century. –