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The Sisters

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When Father Flynn dies, a young boy and his family visit the old man's sisters. However, once there, they hear an insightful story about the priest's younger days.

Naturalistic in style, 'Dubliners' depicts an array of characters, graduating progressively from childhood, through adolescence, to maturity, culminating in the final story, 'The Dead'. The stories each centre on the idea of a moment of epiphany, but are grounded in the minutiae of daily life. Stories of love, loss, con men, friendship, alcoholism, marriage, politics and family, combine to create a unified world, a celebration of a city, in the unparalleled prose of its most famous son.

Abridger ..... Doreen Estall
Reader ...... Stephen Rea
Producer ..... Stephen Wright
Music by .... Neil Martin.

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Mon 3 Feb 2014 22:45

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Reader Stephen Rea
Producer Stephen Wright
Abridger Doreen Estall
Author James Joyce

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  • Mon 3 Feb 2014 22:45

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