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James Joyce

Author Edna O'Brien
Read by Donada Peters
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On sale Dec 21, 1999 | 5 Hours and 25 Minutes | 978-1-4159-1058-0
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One of Ireland's best current novelists provides a thumbnail sketch of Ireland's greatest writer. A passionate and sensuous portrait, James Joyce is a return to the land of politics, history, saints, and scholars that shaped the creator of the twentieth century's groundbreaking novel Ulysses. O'Brien traces Joyce's early days as a rambunctious young Jesuit student; his falling in love with a tall, red-haired Galway girl named Nora Barnacle on Bloomsday; and his exile to Trieste where he found success, love, and ultimately, despair. Joyce's raucous life as well as his thoughtful commentary on his major writings are presented succinctly and masterfully for any Joyce lover to enjoy. O'Brien captures with simplicity the brilliance and complexity of this great master.

"It is swift, moving and brimming with the author's enthusiasms and her well-earned affection for a difficult colleague." —Los Angeles Times Book Review
Edna O'Brien is the internationally acclaimed author of more than 20 books including Down by the River, The Country Girls, and A Fanatic Heart. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal, and the Frank O’Connor Prize. Born and raised in Ireland, O’Brien lives in London. View titles by Edna O'Brien

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One of Ireland's best current novelists provides a thumbnail sketch of Ireland's greatest writer. A passionate and sensuous portrait, James Joyce is a return to the land of politics, history, saints, and scholars that shaped the creator of the twentieth century's groundbreaking novel Ulysses. O'Brien traces Joyce's early days as a rambunctious young Jesuit student; his falling in love with a tall, red-haired Galway girl named Nora Barnacle on Bloomsday; and his exile to Trieste where he found success, love, and ultimately, despair. Joyce's raucous life as well as his thoughtful commentary on his major writings are presented succinctly and masterfully for any Joyce lover to enjoy. O'Brien captures with simplicity the brilliance and complexity of this great master.

"It is swift, moving and brimming with the author's enthusiasms and her well-earned affection for a difficult colleague." —Los Angeles Times Book Review

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Edna O'Brien is the internationally acclaimed author of more than 20 books including Down by the River, The Country Girls, and A Fanatic Heart. She is the recipient of many awards, including the Irish PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, the American National Arts Gold Medal, and the Frank O’Connor Prize. Born and raised in Ireland, O’Brien lives in London. View titles by Edna O'Brien

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  • James Joyce
    James Joyce
    A Life
    Edna O'Brien
    978-0-14-311993-7
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Nov 29, 2011
  • James Joyce
    James Joyce
    A Life
    Edna O'Brien
    978-0-14-311993-7
    $24.00 US
    Paperback
    Penguin Books
    Nov 29, 2011
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