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Ulysses

Pages
1010
Published
1922
Language
English

Synopsis

Experience a single day in Dublin through the eyes of its unforgettable inhabitants in James Joyce's modernist masterpiece. Originally published in 1922, Ulysses follows Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom on June 16, 1904, a day now celebrated as Bloomsday. Despite its controversial reception, this novel is a rich exploration of human experience, blending high art with the everyday.

About the author

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James Joyce

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominent among these the stream of consciousness technique he utilised. Other well-known works are the short-story collection Dubl...

Characters

Stephen DedalusProtagonist
Leopold BloomSupporting
Molly BloomSupporting
Marion "Molly" BloomSupporting
Malachi "Buck" MulliganSupporting
All characters in Ulysses

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