The DeadPaperback, 20 March 2011

The Dead is about Gabriel Conroy and his wife Gretta Conroy, who tells her past affair. It's considered the best of Joyce's short works. It was made into a film also entitled The Dead in 1987, directed by John Huston. In 1999 it was adapted into a musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey. Christopher Walken starred in the original production.