Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914.

They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century.The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences.

They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences self-understanding or illumination.