James Joyce FAQ

Why is ‘Throwaway’ a key motif in Ulysses?

Bloom as the ‘dark horse’ outsider

How does Ulysses begin?

A troubled Stephen Dedalus is back in Dublin after the death of his mother.

Did James Joyce speak Irish?

His census entry does not tell the full story

Who is Leopold Bloom?

Leopold Bloom is the unlikely hero of Ulysses (1922), James Joyce’s monumental…