Ulysses by James Joyce
Set in Dublin, the novel follows a day in the life of Leopold Bloom, an advertising salesman, as he navigates the city. The narrative, heavily influenced by Homer's Odyssey, explores themes of identity, heroism, and the complexities of everyday life. It is renowned for its stream-of-consciousness style and complex structure, making it a challenging but rewarding read.
The 2nd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1922
- Nationality
- Irish
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 730-1000
- Words
- 265,222
- Original Language
- English
- Alternate Titles
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- The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses
- Ulisse
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- 1st on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 1st on Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- 1st on Greatest Prose Works of the 20th Century (Vladimir Nabokov)
- 1st on The 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century (Folha de São Paulo)
- 1st on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone)
- 1st on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 1st on Top 50 Irish Novels (James Joyce Center with The Irish Times)
- 2nd on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 2nd on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 2nd on Robert McCrum's top 10 books of the twentieth century (The Guardian)
- 2nd on Six Professors from "Esteemed" Universities Favorite Books (Democrat and Chronicle (Newspaper))
- 2nd on The 25 Favorite Books of 100 Francophone Writers (Telerama)
- 3rd on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 3rd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 3rd on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 4th on Biblioteca (Argentina)
- 4th on D. G. Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. G. Myers)
- 4th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 5th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 6th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 7th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 7th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 12th on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
- 12th on Kanon na koniec wieku (Canon at the end of the century) (Rzeczpospolita (newspaper))
- 13th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 14th on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 17th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 17th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 17th on The 16 Greatest Books of All Time (NYU Local)
- 18th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 18th on Taking off the Reading Gloves (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- 20th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 21st on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 24th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 27th on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 28th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde)
- 29th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 33rd on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)
- 44th on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 47th on 100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers (Penguin (UK))
- 47th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 78th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 87th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 92nd on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 98th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- 100 Books, 100 Companions (Zeit Online)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)
- 100 Most Influential Books of the Century (Boston Public Library)
- 101 of the World's Greatest Books (1950) (101 of the World's Greatest Books (Book))
- 101 Significant Books (Good Reading: A Guide for Serious Readers)
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
- 50 Greatest Books of All Time (Globe and Mail)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Arts: The Critics' Century 1900-2000 (The Observer (Newspaper))
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Books of the Century (The Age (Newspaper))
- Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History (Book)
- Books that Shaped the Century (LOGOS 20th Century Books Project)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- Everything You Should Read without Being a Library Rat (Book by Luiz Carlos Lisboa)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- Gabriel García Márquez’s Formative Reading List (The Marginalian)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- The New Lifetime Reading Plan (The New Lifetime Reading Plan)
- The New York Public Library's Books of the Century (New York Public Library)
- The Spouter-Inn; or, A Conversation with Great Books (The Spouter-Inn Podcast)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
- What Harvard Professors Think Greatest Books Ever: Top 20 List (1977) (The Boston Globe (Newspaper))
- William Gass’ Fifty Literary Pillars (A Temple of Texts: Essays (Book))
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)
- ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)