In this episode, we explore the complex life of James Joyce, the Irish novelist and poet regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. Born in Dublin in 1882, Joyce received a Jesuit education while his family slid into poverty due to his father’s financial mismanagement,. We trace his journey into self-imposed exile with his partner Nora Barnacle, moving from Ireland to the vivid intellectual landscapes of Trieste, Zurich, and Paris,,.

Tune in to learn about the evolution of his four major works: the naturalistic short stories of Dubliners, the coming-of-age novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the experimental dream-language of Finnegans Wake, and his modernist masterpiece, Ulysses,. We discuss the immense challenges Joyce faced, including a lifelong battle ...