James Joyce
Finnegans Wake
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447470298
- author:
- James Joyce
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Read Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 838
- Genre:
- Books
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
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. Long considered one of the most challenging books ever written, Finnegans Wake remains a cornerstone of modernist literature and a testament to Joyce's genius and ambition.
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