Books & literary history

Joyce in Paris

A literary home for readers drawn to James Joyce, the Left Bank, and the people who helped Modernism find its voice.

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Joyce in Paris

The published book at the heart of this site. Discover the historical landscape around Joyce's years in Paris: a city of bookshops, correspondence, experiment, and lasting friendships.

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Women and the Blooming of Joyce

An upcoming study of the women whose patronage, publishing, editorial work, and intimate lives shaped Joyce's literary world. More publication news will be shared here when available.

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A reading room for Literary Paris

Joyce arrived in Paris in July 1920 and made the city his base for nearly two decades. Here, his work moved through the rooms of Shakespeare and Company, the conversations of the Left Bank, and the difficult years of writing that led from Ulysses to Finnegans Wake.

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Joyce in Paris

A concise guide to a transformative period.

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Literary Paris

People, bookshops, and places of Les Années Folles.

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