James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882. OJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882. One of the most influential writers of the 20th Century, Joycne of the most influential writers of the 20th Century, Joyce's life was punctuated by poverty, critical controversy ande's life was punctuated by poverty, critical controversy and self-imposed exile. Joyce was one of the pioneering figures self-imposed exile. Joyce was one of the pioneering figures of modernism and...See more

James Joyce book reviews

  • Ulysses 1 out of 5

    overrated

    by apollo, Jul 29, 2012

    A recent article in the New York Times Book Review called "Ulysses" overrated, and indeed it is. James Joyce is full of erudition, secret jokes, cleverness, and allusions. But do we really benefit ... read more

  • Finnegans Wake 5 out of 5

    Off the map, right on target...

    by jack j, Aug 12, 2010

    "The most unintelligible [writing] that anyone can understand," is a "wake-up call" to anyone interested in western culture, and/or entertained by deeply resounding wordplay, let alone pleased and ... read more

  • A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 5 out of 5

    Epiphanies

    by rejoyce, Aug 15, 2007

    James Joyce's autobiographical Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man famously begins, "Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that ... read more

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