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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 · 528,448 ratings · 33,952 reviews · 2,106 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 161,869 ratings — published 1914 — 4806 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 — 155,738 ratings — published 1916 — 3425 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 3.76 avg rating — 131,022 ratings — published 1922 — 20 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 — 22,062 ratings — published 1914 — 223 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 — 13,129 ratings — published 1939 — 295 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 — 6,962 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 3.65 avg rating — 7,176 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 — 3,074 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 — 2,456 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 — 2,025 ratings — published 1914 — 264 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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4.43 avg rating — 75 ratings

يوليسيس (4 books)
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جيمس جويس,

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3.65 avg rating — 86 ratings

Finnegans Wake (6 books)
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Fabio Pedone (Foreword, Editor, Translator),

Enrico Terrinoni (Afterword, Editor, Translator),

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4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings

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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1320, 798 pages

49 votes, 16.1%

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, 1991, 896 pages

40 votes, 13.2%

Ulysses by James Joyce, 1922, 810 pages

33 votes, 10.9%

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1021, 1182 pages

31 votes, 10.2%

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28 votes, 9.2%

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1993, 1474 pages

17 votes, 5.6%

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1921, 896 pages

15 votes, 4.9%

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, 1748, 1534 pages

10 votes, 3.3%

Weaveworld by Clive Barker, 1987, 721 pages

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East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 694 pages

7 votes, 2.3%

304 total votes

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