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>Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance. On Saturday evenings when my aunt went marketing I had to go to carry some of the parcels. We walked through the flaring streets, jostled by drunken men and bargaining women, amid the curses of labourers, the shrill litanies of shop-boys who stood on guard by the barrels of pigs' cheeks, the nasal chanting of street-singers, who sang a come-all-you about O'Donovan Rossa, or a ballad about the troubles in our native land. These noises converged in a single sensation of life for me: I imagined that I bore my chalice safely through a throng of foes. Her name sprang to my lips at moments in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand. My eyes were often full of tears (I could not tell why) and at times a flood from my heart seemed to pour itself out into my bosom. I thought little of the future. I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

Come on, guys. He's not that bad.
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He's not. Those who dislike him typically have not read his books and are bogged down by the labels associated with reading one of his books. I'd like to think the typical /lit/ anon would be smarter than to let that determine their reading tastes, but you never know.
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>>8197389
wow that was actaully good, what book of his is that from? :)
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>>8197406
I guessed it right from the first sentence :)
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This read very similar to Araby by Joyce.
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>>8197766
He's named Joyce as an interest by name
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>>8197766
>>8197931

Yes so interested in fact that it was copied word for word, Joyce certainly had a very profound influence upon him
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>>8197389
Motherfucker this is Joyce
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>>8197399
Not sure what level of irony you're operating on here anon
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>>8197389

>my bosom
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>>8197931

You mean in terms of diction as well as story?
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>>8197766

Shit. This >>8199372 was meant for you.
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>>8197389
Unironically thank you for posting this OP, I want to reread Araby now.
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I thought it was alright (I could not tell why)
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>>8197389
>But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

I feel like that passage could be improved with the omission of this line. I'm not much for Joyce though.
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>>8197389
Great stylist, I like how he emphasized pig cheeks so as to make it obvious that this human rabble were not Muslims.
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>American
>labourers
hmmm...
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