James Joyce (his full name was James Augustine Aloysius Joyce) was a modern author, living in the 20th century.
He was for sure one of the most radical innovators of twentieth-century writing.
* 2.2.1882 in Rathgar (a suburb of Dublin)
- studied philosophy and language in Dublin
- he lived in Dublin, Trieste, Zürich and Paris
- 1905-1915 James Joyce worked as an English teacher
in Trieste
- 1914 he began to work on his greatest achievment;
`Ulysses`
- in 1930 James Joyce became almost blind
- he died in Zürich, 13.1.1941
James Joyce's works:
1907 Chamber Music (poems)
1914 Dubliners
1916 Portrait of the artist as a young man
1918 Exiles (his only play)
1922 Ulysses
1927 Pomes Penyeach
1939 Finnegan's Wake
