Arguing that "the appearance of difficulty is part of Joyce's big joke," Burgess provides a readable, accessible guide to the writings of James Joyce.

About the Author
Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) is the author of many works, including The Wanting Seed, Nothing Like the Sun, and Re Joyce. A Clockwork Orange is one of the "100 best novels" of both Time magazine and Modern Library and is on David Bowie's Book List.

Reviews
"Recognizing the coming and cosmic in Joyce, [Burgess] proceeds with his self-imposed task of unraveling meaning by scrutinizing the layers of a mind that was encyclopedic in dimension. . . . He has defined the perimeter of Joyce's adventure in both Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. . . . It took Burgess to place Joyce's satire in its proper orbit." -- Saturday Review
"Burgess has written a study of the most brilliant and humane of twentieth-century humanists." -- Philip Toynbee - The Observer



Book Information
ISBN 9780393004458
Author Anthony Burgess
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 343g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 20mm