‘It is a book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape’ T. S. Eliot
Following the events of one single day in Dublin, 16 June 1904, and what happens to the characters Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom and his wife Molly, Ulysses has been censored, attacked, and deemed profoundly subversive and blasphemous. Ceaselessly inventive, hilarious, garrulous, sorrowful, vulgar, lyrical and ultimately redemptive, it is simultaneously a great novel, a beacon light of the European avant-garde and a modern Irish epic. This new edition has been reset from the original 1922 text, which is now recognized as a key scholarly and historical document.
‘Language is the hero and heroine – language in constant fluxion, and with a dazzling virtuosity’ Edna O’Brien
Edited with a new introduction by Andrew Gibson.
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241405949
Number of pages: 928
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 41 mm
Weight: 622 g
Language: English
Everybody knows now that Ulysses is the greatest novel of the century—Anthony Burgess, ObserverThe most important expression which the present age has found; it is a book to which we are all indebted, and from which none of us can escape—T.S. EliotIntoxicating ... a towering work, in its word play surpassing even Shakespeare—Guardian
...Ulysses is not as hard as they suggest. All you need is a good set of notes, lots of tea, and some stamina (and ideally a friend who's already read it). Even if it takes a few attempts, it is really worth... More
As with many of James Joyce works it seems to attract some negativity which is totally unfounded. It might take a little patience (particularly if you are not used to the style) but it is well worth reading, thought... More
Despite this being considered a must read classic, I did not enjoy it at all. I found the language confused and over the top, the writing disjointed and chaotic and didn't connect with any of the characters on... More
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