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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

Influences

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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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James Joyce’s books

Average rating: 3.75 · 541,954 ratings · 35,787 reviews · 1,925 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 166,877 ratings — published 1914 — 1550 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 — 159,017 ratings — published 1916 — 3555 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 3.77 avg rating — 136,707 ratings — published 1922 — 3274 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 3.98 avg rating — 23,092 ratings — published 1914 — 3 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 — 13,319 ratings — published 1939 — 75 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 — 6,975 ratings — published 1914 — 45 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 3.64 avg rating — 7,451 ratings — published 1914 — 35 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 — 2,599 ratings — published 1904 — 24 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 3.47 avg rating — 2,120 ratings — published 1914 — 266 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
	Chamber Music 3.45 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 1905 — 218 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)
by

James Joyce,

Richard Ellmann (Editor)

4.43 avg rating — 75 ratings

يوليسيس (4 books)
by

James Joyce,

جيمس جويس,

صلاح نيازي (مترجم)

3.62 avg rating — 89 ratings

Finnegans Wake (6 books)
by

James Joyce,

Fabio Pedone (Foreword, Editor, Translator),

Enrico Terrinoni (Afterword, Editor, Translator),

Stefano Bartezzaghi (Foreword)

4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings

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10 votes, 3.2%

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10 votes, 3.2%

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0 votes, 0.0%

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