Evocative morsel from Hedges on James Joyce and his classic tour de force Ulysses (and the later Finnegan's Wake). I was long ago a fan of Joyce, in my last year of high school writing a term paper on the book. It was a strange moment: I suddenly started writing poetry in French and English starting with a long prose poem in stream of consciousness style, as in the truly transcendent last chapter of Ulysses. In retrospect I hadn't a clue to Joyce, and the social/political side to Joyce is here a fascinating informative biosketch...

James Joyce was ruthlessly honest about human foibles and human proclivities. But his greatest novel is a cri de coeur for our common humanity.

Source: Hedges: Heeding James Joyce's 'Ulysses'  – scheerpost.com