01 About James Joyce
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This article is from the James Joyce FAQ, by Martin Foutsjames-joyce-faq@usenet.nospam.fogey.com with numerous contributions by others.
01 About James Joyce
James Joyce was born in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland on Feb 2, 1882. He attended
college, traveled to Rome, Trieste, and Zurich, where he died in 1941.
His life is the basis of the character Stephen Dedalus, the protagonist of
*"The Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man"* and a major character in
*"Ulysses."*
Joyce wrote finely drawn character studies in his short stories, collected in
*"Dubliners,"* and boldly used language, changing the nature of the novel in
*"Finnegans Wake,"* a book that neither ends nor begins.
He wrote poetry, collected in *"Pomes Penyeach"* and *"Collected Poems,"* and
one play, *"Exiles."* He also wrote essays and taught.
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