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Ulysses

By James Joyce
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Ulysses by James Joyce is a modernist masterpiece that follows the protagonist, Leopold Bloom, over the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, in Dublin. The novel provides a deep, stream-of-consciousness insight into the lives and thoughts of its characters, paralleling and reimagining the journey of Odysseus from Homer's epic. It's a richly detailed and complex exploration of themes such as identity, time, and the struggles of ordinary life.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by stream-of-consciousness narratives and detailed depictions of a single day in the life of its characters. It may appeal to you if you appreciate rich language, deep character exploration, and a touch of humor in an innovative literary form.

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Ulysses

Capturing a single day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom, his friends Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus, his wife Molly, and a cast of supporting characters, the author pushes Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes.

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'Everybody knows now that Ulysses is the greatest novel of the century' — Anthony Burgess, Observer

Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses is a monument to the human condition. It has survived censorship, controversy and legal action, and even been deemed blasphemous, but remains an undisputed modernist classic — ceaselessly inventive, garrulous, funny, sorrowful, vulgar, lyrical and ultimately redemptive. It confirms Joyce's belief that literature 'is the eternal affirmation of the spirit of man'.

'The most important expression which the present age has found; it is a book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape' — T. S. Eliot

'Intoxicating ... a towering work, in its word play surpassing even Shakespeare' — Guardian

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Ulysses by James Joyce is celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist literature, lauded for its innovative narrative techniques and deep exploration of human consciousness. Critics often commend the book for its rich language and intricate structure, while acknowledging it can be challenging but rewarding for readers who appreciate complex, layered storytelling. Some reviews note the novel's profound impact on literature, even though its stream-of-consciousness style might not appeal to everyone.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141182803

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 March 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Declan Kiberd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 1040

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Fiction General Fiction James Joyce Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

James Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882, but exiled himself to Paris at twenty as a rebellion against his upbringing. He only returned to Ireland briefly from the Continent but Dublin was at heart of his greatest works, Ulysees and Finnegans Wake. He lived in poverty until the last ten years of his life and was plagued by near blindness and the grief of his daughter's insanity. He died in 1941.

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