James Joyce, an influential figure in modernist literature, was born on February 2, 1882, in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in a middle-class Catholic family, the eldest of ten children. During his time at university, he embraced the literary and cultural movements of the time, particularly the Irish Literary Revival. Joyce met Nora Barnacle, a chambermaid from Galway, who became a source of inspiration for Joyce’s works, particularly his semi-autobiographical novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Joyce’s breakthrough came with the publication of his seminal work, Ulysses, in 1922. James Joyce’s impact on literature and his role in shaping modernist fiction cannot be overstated.
