A Painful Case
| "A Painful Case" | |||
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| Short story by James Joyce | |||
| Country | Ireland | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Genre(s) | short story | ||
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| Published in | Dubliners | ||
| Publication type | Collection | ||
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| Publication date | 1914 | ||
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"A Painful Case" is a short story by Irish author James Joyce published in his 1914 collection Dubliners. The story details a platonic affair between an isolated man and a married woman, the breaking off of the affair, and its aftermath.