Writer Joyce Biography

Interesting facts about Joyce James Joyce are one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, the author of the famous novel "Ulysses". Joyce was born in Ireland, but spent most of his life in voluntary exile far from his native country, the customs and laws of which he could not adopt. Nevertheless, Ireland and Dublin are the topic and place of action of almost all the writer's books.

Exile is one of the most important topics of Joyce. Joyce left Ireland in the year with his companion Nora Barnakl and returned to his homeland after that only a few times on business. Joyce spent his whole life with Nora, although the official marriage between them was registered only in the year, they had two children - Georgio and Lucia. Unfortunately, Lucia fell ill with schizophrenia, and after several attacks of aggression, Joyce had to send her to the clinic.

Joyce perceived Lucia's disease as a punishment for his Ulysses. Joyce received a Catholic Jesuit education, and he could well become a priest, but instead, after the end of the college, Joyis breaks with Catholicism. However, Joyce continued to constantly reflect on faith, Catholicism, Catholic dogmas, which was reflected in his works. Joyce was very reverent to ensure that his works were published and read as many people as possible.

However, the publication of his works constantly arose problems due to censorship. So, a collection of stories "Dublin" was rejected by 40 publishers, and once the printed circulation was burned. The publication also refused the “portrait of the artist in youth” several times until the book was released in the United States, but Ulysses was most unlucky, which was banned in the United States up to a year, in England to G.

If the book was published, Joyce preferred to receive it precisely on his birthday - February 2. As for the attitude to Joyce in Ireland, even after the death of the writer, it remained negative for a long time. Radical changes occurred only in the year, when the Letniya was celebrated around the world from the birthday of the writer. Joyce's book "Ulysses" brought him world fame, causing the most conflicting responses, and turned over the idea of ​​literature.

Too much in Ulysses remained incomprehensible. However, Joyce preferred to leave questions unanswered. He jokingly said: "I made so many puzzles and puzzles that scientists will need centuries to solve what I meant, and this is the only way to ensure immortality." Having finished work on Ulysses, Joyce began a new large work - Finnegans Wake, the final name of which he kept secret until the release of the book.

On this work, in parts appearing in a press called "Work in Progress", "The thing in work" Joyce spent 17 years. Finnegans Wake was so difficult to read that some considered that either Joyce survived the mind, either finally clumsy vision of Joyce from year to year worsened and drove the publisher by an absurdity, or simply joked over everyone. After the language experiments, the Finnegans Wake Joyce was going to write something very simple and short.

Two years after the release of Finnegans Wake, Joyce suddenly died in Zurich, where he was buried. But just as during the life of the writer, in our time readers and scientists are trying to unravel Joyce's riddles. Read also:.