![]() He is best known as the author of “Ulysses,” but his other two novels, “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” and “Finnegans Wake,” are critically acclaimed as well, the latter one still an untranslatable puzzle for numerous fascinated readers. ![]() James Joyce was an Irish author, widely regarded as the most important modernist and the most influential writer of the past century. ![]() And we don’t think we’ll ever be prepared for that. (We’ve never read “Finnegans Wake” either. If that’s the case, then move on to reading the rest of the short stories in “Dubliners,” after which you should be all but prepared for “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.”Īnd then – on to the mountaintop: “ Ulysses. If you’re keen on high literature, we’re almost certain that the story will get you hooked up on Joyce! ![]() If you have never read anything from Joyce – shame on you if that’s the case! – then “The Dead” ( available here ) is the best place to start. Read it – and we guarantee you that you’ll end up listening “The Lass of Aughrim” on repeat.Īlready curious? Who Should Read “The Dead”? And Why? The Dead by James Joyce is one of the most haunting short stories ever written. ![]()
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