James Joyce: A Life-Fast Shipping

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“Joyce fans should thank their lucky stars.” –The New YorkTimes

Arguably the most influential writer of the twentieth century,James Joyce continues to inspire writers, readers, and thinkers Edna O’Brien, herself one of Ireland’s great writers, approachesthe master as only a fellow countryman can. From Joyce’s adolescencethrough his travels abroad to the publication of Ulysses-thescandalous masterpiece that was initially banned in the U nited Statesbut later hailed as one of the most brilliant novels of the twentiethcentury-O’Brien traces the arc of Joyce’s remarkable life. Herbiography is a tribute, at once affectionate and stern, from acontemporary writer to one of our most significant literary ancestors.