{"product_id":"book-awrz","title":"James Joyce","description":"One of Ireland's best current novelists provides a thumbnail sketch of Ireland's greatest writer.  A passionate and sensuous portrait, \u003ci\u003eJames Joyce\u003c\/i\u003e is a return to the land of politics, history, saints, and scholars that shaped the creator of the twentieth century's groundbreaking novel \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e. O'Brien traces Joyce's early days as a rambunctious young Jesuit student; his falling in love with a tall, red-haired Galway girl named Nora Barnacle on Bloomsday; and his exile to Trieste where he found success, love, and ultimately, despair.  Joyce's raucous life as well as his thoughtful commentary on his major writings are presented succinctly and masterfully for any Joyce lover to enjoy. O'Brien captures with simplicity the brilliance and complexity of this great master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is swift, moving and brimming with the author's enthusiasms and her well-earned affection for a difficult colleague.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341418930480,"sku":"BDawrz","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/142131-awrz-Square.jpg?v=1734061238","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-awrz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}