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Dubliners summary

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Dubliners

Dubliners summary: Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, portraying the life and struggles of the Irish middle class in the early 20th century, with each story offering a snapshot of a character's epiphany or moment of self-realization.

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The Catcher in the Rye summary

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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye summary: The Catcher in the Rye is a novel about a teenager named Holden Caulfield who, after being expelled from prep school, experiences a series of misadventures in New York City, while grappling with his alienation, angst, and the looming specter of adulthood.

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Cat’s Eye summary

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Cat’s Eye

Cat’s Eye summary: Cat's Eye is a novel by Margaret Atwood that explores the complex dynamics of childhood friendships and the lasting effects of bullying through the eyes of a controversial painter, Elaine Risley, who returns to Toronto for a retrospective of her work.

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The Great Gatsby summary

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The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby summary: The Great Gatsby is a novel about the tragic love story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, for Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy woman, set in the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, exploring themes of wealth, class, love, and the American Dream.

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The Old Man and the Sea summary

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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea summary: The Old Man and the Sea is a story about an aging Cuban fisherman named Santiago who, after an extended period of bad luck, embarks on a grueling and solitary fishing expedition where he catches a massive marlin, only to have it eaten by sharks during his return home.

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Lolita summary

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Lolita

Lolita summary: Lolita is a controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov about a middle-aged man's obsession and sexual relationship with a twelve-year-old girl.

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