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The Dead

of James Joyce

translated by Tomaz Tadeu

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Synopsis

The last and longest short story in James Joyce’s Dubliners (1914), The Dead tells of Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta’s trip to a traditional Christmas party at Gabriel’s aunt’s house. Through the interactions between the guests, describing surprising details, Joyce portrays
middle-class life in the Irish capital at the beginning of the last century. After the party, the couple return to the hotel where they will stay the night, and a discovery by Gabriel about Gretta’s past makes him rethink his own life.

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why do we record

An indispensable classic, "The Dead" ranks among the best short stories in Western literature and is considered a gateway to the work of Irish author James Joyce. Themes such as love, nationalism, loss, loneliness and, of course, death are dealt with in a masterly way, with language marked by subtlety and emotional intensity, fundamental elements for a fascinating listening experience. Capable of piercing the nuances of human experience, Joyce’s writing has stood the test of time, maintaining its relevance even in the 21st century. In this edition, translated by Tomaz Tadeu and read by actor Caio Blat, we hear the voices of the characters and the narrator intermingle and find ourselves immersed in the best of modernist prose. This audiobook was produced by Supersônica under an exclusive license granted by Editora Autêntica.

James Joyce read by Caio Blat

Caio Blat (São Paulo, 1980) made his acting career in many TV, cinema and theater productions, including several soap operas on Rede Globo and in the movie Bróder (2009), for which he received the award for Best Actor at the Gramado Festival. In theater, he acted in Grande Sertão: Veredas, directed by Bia Lessa, for which he received the Shell and APTR awards for Best Actor, among other plays. He has been a teacher and member of Grupo Nós do Morro (Rio de Janeiro) for 20 years.

author James Joyce

James Joyce (Dublin, Ireland, 1882- Zürich, Switzerland, 1941) was an influential Irish writer of the twentieth century. Renowned for his groundbreaking literary works, such as Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, Joyce revolutionized modern narrative with his experimental style and thematic complexity. His exploration of human consciousness and his ability to portray urban life made him a central figure in the literature of the last century.

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