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Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom Paperback - 2000
by Brenda Maddox
In 1904, having known each other for only three months, a young woman named Nora Barnacle and a not yet famous writer named James Joyce left Ireland together for Europe -- unwed. So began a deep and complex partnership, and eventually a marriage, which endured for thirty-seven years.
This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous female character in twentieth-century literature. It is also the story of Ireland, a social history encapsulated in the vivid recreation of Joyce and his small Irish entourage abroad. Ultimately it is the portrait of a relationship -- of Nora's complicated, committed, and at times shocking relationship with a hardworking, hard drinking genius and with his work.
In NORA: THE REAL LIFE OF MOLLY BLOOM, the award-winning biographer Brenda Maddox has given us a powerful new lens through which to see both James Joyce and the woman who was in turn his inspiration and his salvation.
This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous female character in twentieth-century literature. It is also the story of Ireland, a social history encapsulated in the vivid recreation of Joyce and his small Irish entourage abroad. Ultimately it is the portrait of a relationship -- of Nora's complicated, committed, and at times shocking relationship with a hardworking, hard drinking genius and with his work.
In NORA: THE REAL LIFE OF MOLLY BLOOM, the award-winning biographer Brenda Maddox has given us a powerful new lens through which to see both James Joyce and the woman who was in turn his inspiration and his salvation.
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In 1904, having known each other for only three months, a young woman named Nora Barnacle and a not yet famous writer named James Joyce left Ireland together for Europe -- unwed. So began a deep and complex partnership, and eventually a marriage, which endured for thirty-seven years.
This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous female character in twentieth-century literature. It is also the story of Ireland, a social history encapsulated in the vivid recreation of Joyce and his small Irish entourage abroad. Ultimately it is the portrait of a relationship -- of Nora's complicated, committed, and at times shocking relationship with a hardworking, hard drinking genius and with his work.
In NORA: THE REAL LIFE OF MOLLY BLOOM, the award-winning biographer Brenda Maddox has given us a powerful new lens through which to see both James Joyce and the woman who was in turn his inspiration and his salvation.
This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous female character in twentieth-century literature. It is also the story of Ireland, a social history encapsulated in the vivid recreation of Joyce and his small Irish entourage abroad. Ultimately it is the portrait of a relationship -- of Nora's complicated, committed, and at times shocking relationship with a hardworking, hard drinking genius and with his work.
In NORA: THE REAL LIFE OF MOLLY BLOOM, the award-winning biographer Brenda Maddox has given us a powerful new lens through which to see both James Joyce and the woman who was in turn his inspiration and his salvation.
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TO THIS DAY departures by sea from Ireland are noisy, anxious affairs.
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- Title Nora: The Real Life of Molly Bloom
- Author Brenda Maddox
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Printing
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Boston
- Date 2000-06-16
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618057009 / 0618057005
- Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6.01 x 1.32 in (22.96 x 15.27 x 3.35 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Novelists, Irish - 20th century, Authors' spouses - Ireland
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88003023
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
"What Brenda Maddox has given with great success is a love story." The Los Angeles Times
"A fascinating portrait." -- Edna O'Brien The New York Times
"Brilliant . . . the first book to read about Joyce himself." Newsweek
"A fascinating portrait." -- Edna O'Brien The New York Times
"Brilliant . . . the first book to read about Joyce himself." Newsweek
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