Pittsburgher(s)

Pittsburgher(s) is a memoir structured on Dubliners, James Joyce’s classic collection of short stories. A synopsis of each story in Dubliners is presented to the reader followed by a related story from the author’s life. The similarity of each narrative to those found in Dubliners is apparent, yet the stories all diverge from Joyce’s ideas in important ways. The differences are meant to provide a contemporary update on the messages that Joyce was trying to convey. Pittsburgher(s) has many different themes, the most important of which is the difficulty of living an authentic life in an era that lacks solid foundations. Ultimately, Pittsburgher(s) is about the struggle that postmodern people share regarding this issue, and the manner in which family and love can provide what is missing without the need to create a metanarrative.


.