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fromThe Nation
3 days ago

Who Writes the Biographer's Biography?

When prominent living subjects authorize biographies they often intervene, obstruct, and reshape the narrative, making biography a difficult, thankless, and compromised undertaking.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

James Joyce went by train from Dublin to Trieste. A hundred years on, it's a very different experience

When James Joyce first travelled from Dublin to Trieste in 1904, he went via Paris, Zurich and Ljubljana. Zurich, because he mistakenly believed a job to be awaiting him there, and Ljubljana because groggy after the night train he thought they'd pulled into Trieste. By the time he twigged, the train had departed and, without ready cash, Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle had to spend a night on the tiles.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

City of singles': cosmopolitan prewar Paris's crazy years' brought to life

In 1926, James Joyce lived in Paris with his partner Nora Barnacle and their two adult children, Giorgio and Lucia, among a diverse array of neighbors.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Canonization of James Joyce

Ellmann's biography of James Joyce not only detailed his life through rich narratives but also positioned Joyce as a literary giant, comparable to the likes of Homer.
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fromOpen Culture
4 months ago

James Joyce, With His Eyesight Failing, Draws a Sketch of Leopold Bloom (1926)

James Joyce struggled with severe eye problems throughout his life, impacting his vision and mental health.
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