towns and cities

Olive Kitteridge

A retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her.

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Winesburg, Ohio

A cycle structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ultimate abandonment of Winesburg as a young man.

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Dubliners

15 stories offer glimpses into the lives of ordinary Dubliners, and collectively paint a portrait of a nation.

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