{"product_id":"ulysses-james-joyce-9781398814943","title":"Ulysses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It is a book to which we are all indebted\" - T. S. Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlysses \u003c\/i\u003eis a literary tour-de-force by one of Ireland's greatest ever writers. This hardcover collector's edition presents the unabridged text with a dust jacket and striking cover design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This stunning experimental novel tells the tale of a single day in the lives of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus - 16 June 1904. Through these characters, he paints a portrait of society in early 20th century Dublin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Joyce draws heavily on Homer's epic poem, \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, creating parallels between Bloom and Ulysses (Odysseus), Molly Bloom and Penelope (Ulysses' wife) and Stephen Daedalus and Telemarchus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Controversial when it was first released, \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e is now known as one of the most important works of modernist literature ever written. Eloquently written, extraordinarily ambitious and filled with literary allusions, Joyce's novel rightly deserves its place atop the pantheon of modern literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1398814946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398814943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sirius Entertainment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.30w x 2.20d","brand":"James Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995440742655,"sku":"9781398814943","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4168c5e5-c95e-4cd2-9b47-390b54349ded.jpg?v=1683335833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ulysses-james-joyce-9781398814943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}