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For anyone who is curious about Joyce but doesn't want to take on Ulysses, I would recommend his Dubliners collection of short stories, which is much more acces
by NoboruWataya 1y ago
For anyone who is curious about Joyce but doesn't want to take on Ulysses, I would recommend his Dubliners collection of short stories, which is much more accessible and still a really good read. I would love to tackle Ulysses, preferably with a good companion piece.
- CalChris 1y agoPortrait of an Artist as a Young Man is also approachable.
- jbm 1y agoI read Dubliners in CEGEP (Grade 12) and, while I didn't care for it much at the time, in retrospect it's impressive how I still remember the beats from "A Mother". Apparently the characters were based on people Joyce actually knew.
- zJayv 1y agoKenner is useful when it comes to Ulysses. Also map books. I don't remember using this particular volume but assume there are predecessors https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Ulysses-Grafiks-Literary/dp/9198945653 https://www.amazon.com/James-Joyce-Ulysses-Grafiks-Literary/...