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Ulysses

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
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Ulysses by James Joyce is a groundbreaking work that chronicles a single day in the lives of various Dubliners, particularly focusing on the experiences of Leopold Bloom. The narrative blends elements of mythology, realism, and stream-of-consciousness to explore themes of identity, art, and human consciousness. Through its complex structure and rich characterisation, the novel offers a vivid and profound depiction of early 20th-century life.
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Ulysses

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The greatest novel of the twentieth century, now in a beautiful Clothbound Classics centenary edition.

Following the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th of 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'.

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Ulysses by James Joyce is frequently hailed as one of the greatest novels of the century, with its complex wordplay often compared favourably to Shakespeare. Critics like Anthony Burgess and T.S. Eliot have lauded its profound impact on literature, describing it as both a monumental and inescapable work that defines modern expression.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241552636

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Declan Kiberd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 929g

Pages: 1040

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

About the Author

James Joyce was born in Dublin on 2 February 1882, the eldest of ten children in a family which, after brief prosperity, collapsed into poverty. He was none the less educated at the best Jesuit schools and then at University College, Dublin, and displayed considerable academic and literary ability. Although he spent most of his adult life outside Ireland, Joyce's psychological and fictional universe is firmly rooted in his native Dublin, the city which provides the settings and much of the subject matter for all his fiction. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its controversial successor Finnegans Wake (1939), as well as the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). James Joyce died in Z rich, on 13 January 1941.

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