With #Sneachta forecast: From #TheDead a short story by James Joyce. Stunning final paragraph, the greatest snow scene in fiction… - ThreadSky

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marionmcgarry.bsky.social • 108 days ago

With #Sneachta forecast:

From #TheDead a short story by James Joyce. Stunning final paragraph, the greatest snow scene in fiction…

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franham.bsky.social•108 days ago

One of the loveliest paragraphs ever written.

marionmcgarry.bsky.social•108 days ago

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pixie-boots.bsky.social•106 days ago

Oh this is lovely! Have shared with my Dad, a big Joyce fan. Thank you.

skybluewoohoo.bsky.social•107 days ago

Aww man that's awesome.
I always have to read it aloud.

dianajspencer.bsky.social•108 days ago

I only have to hear the word “snow” to find the lines rippling up from my memory 😊

thepaulconnolly.bsky.social•108 days ago

...the greatest snow scene in fiction...

...from the greatest short story by the greatest writer of the twentieth century

cjamcmahon.bsky.social•108 days ago

I think of that last line every time I see snow fall

duineuasal.bsky.social•106 days ago

God damn. I actually love poetry when it's not a load of pretentious overbearing shite. Nothing wrong with a straight-forwardly written poem in English everyone can understand. I wonder was Séamus Heaney somewhat inspired by J.J? (Disclaimer: I don't know a lot of poetry / poet history)

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