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James Joyce

Born

in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland

February 02, 1882

Died

January 13, 1941

Website

http://www.jamesjoyce.ie/

Genre

Fiction, Poetry

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A profound influence of literary innovations of Irish writer James Augustine Aloysius Joyce on modern fiction includes his works, Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939).

Sylvia Beach published the first edition of Ulysses of James Augustine Aloysius Joyce in 1922.

People note this novelist for his experimental use of language in these works. Technical innovations of Joyce in the art of the novel include an extensive use of interior monologue; he used a complex network of symbolic parallels, drawn from the mythology, history, and literature, and he created a unique language of invented words, puns, and allusions.

John Stanislaus Joyce, an impoverished gentleman and father of James Joyce, nine younger surviving siblings, and two ot ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 521,512 ratings · 33,054 reviews · 2,082 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 159,247 ratings — published 1914 — 4788 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 3.64 avg rating — 154,048 ratings — published 1916 — 3387 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulysses 3.75 avg rating — 129,674 ratings — published 1922 — 3104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead 3.99 avg rating — 21,714 ratings — published 1914 — 228 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finnegans Wake 3.68 avg rating — 13,013 ratings — published 1939 — 280 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / Dubliners by James Joyce, Kevin J.H. Dettmar (Introduction) 3.93 avg rating — 6,940 ratings — published 1914 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Araby 3.66 avg rating — 7,048 ratings — published 1914 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulysses Annotated by James Joyce, Robert J. Seidman (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 3,071 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eveline 3.61 avg rating — 2,393 ratings — published 1904 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exiles 3.45 avg rating — 1,950 ratings — published 1914 — 265 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Joyce

James Joyce: Letters (3 books)
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Finnegans Wake (6 books)
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4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings

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