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Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

Joyce, James

Paperback

Classic FictionGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction

ISBN10: 144747029X
ISBN13: 9781447470298
Publisher: Read Books
Published: Dec 17 2012
Pages: 838
Weight: 2.30
Height: 1.86 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Bold, bewildering, and utterly unique, Finnegans Wake is James Joyce's final and most daring work, an experimental tour de force that redefined the possibilities of language, narrative, and meaning.

First published in 1939 after more than seventeen years in the making, this extraordinary novel challenges conventional reading with its dream-like logic, linguistic inventiveness, and mythic scope. Set in a cyclical, shifting dreamscape, Finnegans Wake explores the lives, histories, and fantasies of the Earwicker family, blurring time, identity, and geography in a continuous stream of puns, portmanteau words, and multilingual wordplay. Drawing from mythology, history, philosophy, and popular culture, Joyce crafts a world where every sentence teems with layers of interpretation and every word invites deeper exploration.

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