James Joyce by Richard Ellmann

This acclaimed biography has won both the James Tait Black and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prizes, and is considered by many to be the definitive account of Joyce's life and work. The fresh material deals with most aspects of Joyce's life: his writings and his attitude towards them, his experiences of love and desire, his domestic travails, his political views.

The 278th greatest nonfiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 73rd on The Modern Library | 100 Best Nonfiction (The Modern Library)
  2. - National Book Award - Nonfiction (National Book Foundation)

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James Joyce (Galaxy Books) Paperback 3116929 $25.00 $0.01
My Brother's Keeper Hardcover 2765853 $144.50 $7.50 1958
Joyce: Critical Writings Paperback 6972380 $69.74 $0.01 1964
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The Selected Letters of James Joyce Paperback 1216490 $51.99 $8.50 1975
My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years Paperback 919124 $11.94 $1.78
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JAMES JOYCE Paperback 12874485 $86.55
James Joyce, New and Revised Edition Hardcover 361269 $64.98 $9.37 1983
Joyce: Selected Letters Hardcover 1972338 $88.92 $19.69 1975
James Joyce (Spanish Edition) Paperback 5813509 $27.89 $12.52 2019
MY BROTHER'S KEEPER. Hardcover 3680416 $3.96
Joyce: Critical Writings: 2 Hardcover 4785876 $24.99 1966
My Brother's Keeper: James Joyce's Early Years Kindle Edition 915407 $11.99 2009
James Joyce (Oxford Lives) Paperback 191746 $24.40 $4.93 1983
Selected Letters of James Joyce Paperback 1136387 $41.25 $77.20 2003