James Augustine Joyce
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James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist.
He was not what you would call a flowing writer, having only produced only
a handful of poems, two plays, a single book of short stories, and just three
novels. His writings coupled with his mastery of language and development
of new literary forms, made him one of the biggest influences on novelists of
the 20th century. Joyce is the eldest of 10 children in his family to survive
infancy. At age six he was sent to Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit
boarding school. Joyce succeeded there and then he entered the university
college of Dublin. On Oct. 1901 he published an essay," The Day of the
Rabblement," attacking the Dublin Abbey Theatre for catering to popular
taste. He was then working hard to pass his final exams, when he decided to
become a doctor, he after attending a few lectures in Dublin; he borrowed
what money he could and went to Paris. That's where and when he decided
not to be a doctor...