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James Joyce was an Irish novelist, poet, and playwright who is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its highly controversial content. He also wrote the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882 and was educated at Jesuit schools. He left Ireland in 1904 and spent most of his adult life in continental Europe, primarily in Trieste, Paris, and Zurich. He returned to Ireland in 1912 and wrote Ulysses there. Joyce's works are noted for their innovative use of language and their exploration of the human condition. He is considered one of the most important modernist writers and is often cited as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He died in Zurich in 1941.

Popular As James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
Occupation writer,soundtrack
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 2 February 1882
Birthday 2 February
Birthplace Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
Date of death 13 January, 1941
Died Place Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality Ireland

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James Joyce Height, Weight & Measurements

At 59 years old, James Joyce height is 5' 10" (1.78 m) .

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Who Is James Joyce's Wife?

His wife is Nora Barnacle (4 July 1931 - 13 January 1941) ( his death) ( 2 children)

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Wife Nora Barnacle (4 July 1931 - 13 January 1941) ( his death) ( 2 children)
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1936

Its portrait of Dublin, and of the Jewish advertisement canvasser Leopold Bloom, revolutionised the novel with its 'stream of consciousness' technique; it was not published in Britain until 1936.

1932

His only son Giorgio, and Helen Fleischmann Kastor had a son Stephen James Joyce born in Paris 15 February 1932 and died 23 January 2020 on Île de Ré , Charente-Maritime, France. He was his grandfather's persnickety literary executor and had worked before for the OECD . He was married to Solange Raythchine.

1931

Joyce and Nora finally married in 1931.

1923

In 1923, Joyce began the almost impenetrable "Finnegans Wake", which was published in 1939.

1919

Joyce returned to Trieste in 1919, then moved to Paris, where, in 1922, "Ulysses" was published by Sylvia Beach, owner of a celebrated bookshop.

1918

"Ulysses", his masterpiece, was serialised in New York in 1918-20, but eventually halted by a court action.

1917

With the outbreak of World War I, Joyce moved to Zurich in neutral Switzerland, where, in 1917, he underwent the first of many operations for glaucoma.

1914

In 1914 the book was published in England, and "A Portrait" was serialised in a London magazine.

1912

His last visit was in 1912, when he failed to overcome his publisher's doubts about Dubliners.

1909

In 1909, he made two trips to Dublin, to arrange publication of Dubliners, and to open a short-lived cinema.

1904

In 1904, Joyce began "Stephen Hero", which he later re-worked as "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".

He also met Nora Barnacle, a chambermaid, and on 16 June 1904 they went walking at Ringsend, at the Liffey's mouth; Joyce later chose that date for the events recorded in Ulysses. Having briefly shared a Martello tower at Sandycove, County Dublin, with Oliver St.

John Gogarty, he sailed from Dublin with Nora in October 1904. Joyce found work in a language school in Trieste.

1902

Joyce graduated from University College Dublin (UCD), in 1902. He briefly studied medicine in Paris but his mother's impending death from cancer brought him back to Dublin.

1882

Joyce was born at 41 Brighton Square, Rathgar, Dublin, on 2 February 1882. His father invested unwisely, and the family's fortunes declined steadily.