James Joyce

James Joyce (1882-1941), James Joyce was born in Dublin, on February 2, 1882. An Irish novelist, noted for his experimental use of language in such works as Ulysses (1922) and Finneganns Wake (1939). He was an expatriate Irish writer and poet, and is w

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