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Fiction · 1922 · English

Ulysses

by James Joyce

An extraordinary journey through a single day in Dublin and the inner lives of its inhabitants.

About this book

Across Dublin on 16 June 1904, Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and Molly Bloom move through ordinary routines and extraordinary currents of thought. Their wanderings echo an ancient journey while remaining rooted in a modern city.

James Joyce changes style from episode to episode, exploring how language represents perception, memory, and bodily life. Its humor, voices, and recurring details reward a slow and curious approach.

There is no single correct speed at which to read this novel. Its densely observed streets and sudden shifts of style invite pauses, returns, and discoveries. The ordinary needs of its characters provide an emotional thread through the book’s extraordinary formal experiments.

Author
James Joyce
First published
1922
Category
Fiction
Language
English

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