James Joyce was an Irish novelist considered one of the most influential modernist writers of the early 20th century. His most famous work, Ulysses, published from 1914-1921, follows one day in the life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin on June 16, 1904 and consists of over 260,000 words, taking Joyce at least 20,000 hours to write. Ulysses focuses on stream of consciousness and internal thoughts to narrate the day, now celebrated annually as Bloomsday by Joyce's fans worldwide.

1. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
(2 February 1882 –
13 January 1941)
was an Irish
novelist and poet,
considered to be
one of the most
influential writers
in the modernist
avant-garde of the
early 20th century.

2. James Joyce’s best known work is “Ulysses”,
a landmark work in the world literature.
There’re more than 260.000 words in the
novel.

3. James Joyce wrote “Ulysses” in
the period of 1914-1921.
He spent at least 20.000
hours writing it.

4. “Ulysses” focuses
on one day of the
life of Leopold
Bloom – June 16th ,
1904. This day is
now celebrated by
J.Joyce’s fans all
over the world as
“Bloomsday”.

7. Nora Barnacle James Joyce’s family

8. The actions of
the novel take
place in Dublin
Dublin in the
1920s

9. “The Evening
Telegraph”
“The Little Review”

10. “Ulysses” is the
Roman name
for “Odysseus”

11. Monuments in
Dublin in honour to
James Joyce

13. Stream of consciousness is a method of
narration that describes in words the
flow of thoughts in the minds of the
characters.

14. Film adaptations of the novel:
“Ulysses” (1967)

15. “Nora” (2000)

16. “Bloom” (2003)