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James Joyce (Penguin Lives)
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Penguin Lives

James Joyce (Penguin Lives) (1999) (edit title/settings)

by Edna O'Brien (Author) (edit contributors)

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The fifth book in the bestselling Penguin Lives -- Penguin Lives pairs celebrated writers with famous Great writers on great figures individuals who have shaped our thinking. With all the earthy sensuality and majestic storytelling that have made her one of Ireland's preeminent writers,... read more

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ONCE UPON A TIME there was a man coming down a road in Dublin and he gave himself the name of Dedalus the sorcerer, constructor of labyrinths and maker of wings for Icarus who flew so close to the sun that he fell, as the apostolic Dubliner James Joyce would fall deep into a world of words-from the "epiphanies" of youth to the epistomadologies of later years.

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This book is in Penguin Lives. (publisher series)

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  1. Edna O'Brien (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0670882305
Page Count: 192

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