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By Edna O'Brien. 1999
An Irish writer pays tribute to the author of Ulysses in this short biography. Describes him as "a tragic man…
with a staggering genius for whom humor was a weapon." She discusses his self-imposed exile and his elopement with an uneducated girl, and evaluates their influence on his writing. 1999By Richard Ellmann. 1982
Considered by many critics as the definitive biography of Joyce. Ellmann had access to the major sources of Joyce's letters…
and manuscripts. He visited the cities where the writer lived--Dublin, Zurich, Trieste, Paris--and interviewed Joyce's relatives and friends. The fresh material in this revision deals with most aspects of Joyce's life. Some strong language and some descriptions of sexBy James Joyce. 1991
Largely autobiographical novel portrays the Irish childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus. Stephen's growing self-awareness as an artist…
forces him to reject the narrow world in which he has been brought up. 1991. Originally published 1916. 1991.By James Joyce. 1922
Ulysses is the epic reconstruction of the minutiae of a single day in Dublin--June 16, 1904. It records in immense…
detail the events of the day as Leopold Bloom wanders through Dublin. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1922.By James Joyce. 1986
In this largely autobiographical novel, Joyce portrays the Irish childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus. Stephen's growing self-awareness…
as an artist forces him to reject the narrow world in which he has been brought up. Spanish languageBy James Joyce. 1967
By James Joyce. 1964
Largely autobiographical novel portrays the Irish childhood, adolescence, and early manhood of Stephen Dedalus, who is one of the leading…
characters of "Ulysses" (DB 19994). Stephen's growing self-awareness as an artist forces him to reject the narrow world in which he has been brought upBy James Joyce. 1957
A controversial, experimental novel written in 1939. The book is apparently a dream sequence representing one night in the unconscious…
mind of a Dublin tavern keeper. Joyce's unique style makes extensive use of slang, arcane puns, and obscure allusionsBy James Joyce. 1961
Deals with a single day--June 16, 1904--in the life of Leopold Bloom, a Dublin advertising salesman. The stream-of-consciousness style and…
the use of interior monologues expose the personalities of the characters. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1922By James Joyce. 1914
Collection of short stories first published in 1914, dealing with the lives of Dubliners. Drawing on scenes of Catholic middle-class…
life, Joyce provides a memorable portrait of the world from which he fled. 1967, c1914.By Gordon Bowker. 2012
Chronicle of the life of James Joyce (1882-1941), author of Ulysses (DB 19994) and Finnegan's Wake (DB 21424). Details his…
family history, relationships with fellow literary artists such as Samuel Beckett and William Butler Yeats, and his struggles as a writer. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. 2011By James Joyce, Richard Ellmann, John Whittier-Ferguson, Arthur Walton Litz. 1991
This collection brings together all the poems published by James Joyce in his lifetime, most notably "Chamber music" and "Pomes…
Penyeach". It also includes a large body of his satiric or humorous occasional verse, much of which is little known. 1991.By Amanda Cross. 1967
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2008
Stories by National Book Award winner explore the lives of five great writers nearing the end of life. "Papa at…
Ketchum, 1961" centers on Hemingway's suicide plans. "Poe Posthumous: Or, the Light-House" imagines Poe as a lighthouse keeper in the South Pacific Ocean. Some strong language. 2008By James Joyce, Terence Brown. 1992
Fifteen stories evoke the character, atmosphere, and people of Dublin at the turn of the century. Terence Brown suggests that…
"this book is rooted in an intensely accurate apprehension of the detail of Dublin life". 1992, c1914.By Kevin Birmingham. 2014
James Joyce's book, Ulysses, ushered in the modernist era and changed the novel for all time. But for more than…
a decade, the book literary critics call the most important novel in English was illegal to own, sell, advertise, or purchase in the United States. Strong languageBy Joyce Hansen, James Ransome, Gary McGowan. 2003
Explains the difficulty of finding factual evidence about secret activities conducted more than a hundred years ago to help runaway…
slaves escape to freedom. Discusses research at several archaeological sites and written records in legal codes and household accounts to trace the history of the Underground Railroad. For grades 5-8. 2003By Jim Joyce, Scott Roberts, Thomas Hylton, Jill Homer, Geoff Husband, Bill Joyce, Ted Katauskas, Ella Lawrence, Jay T. McCamic, Gianna Bellofatto, Theresa Russell, Mason St. Clair, Bradley Swink, Andy Wallen, James Brink, Cathy Dion, John Stuart Clark, Alan Ira Fleischmann, Rhona Fritsch, Dave Fritsch. 2007
A collection of articles, essays, and poetry that Joyce deems "a celebration of the bicycle by people who ride." Includes…
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Thomas Hylton's editorial about cycling-friendly communities, an interview with Lance Armstrong's coach Chris Carmichael, joyful accounts of cycling adventures, and travel and mechanical advice. 2007