This week I make a case for James Joyce’s first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. I didn’t talk in detail about those letters to his wife and feel I deserve a prize for that.

Show Notes

I’m going to keep the links up for donating to end bigotry and oppression in our country. Those protesters are getting stuff DONE so support them! Black Lives Matter!

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

This is an incomplete list of places to donate, including bail funds for various cities around the country.  Check it out.

Here are the links relating to the episode:

This is a FABULOUS article about James Joyce.  Just read it, okay?

Those letters from Joyce to Nora.  NSFW. BEWARE, SENSITIVE PEOPLE. You’re going to be horrified and laugh a lot.

Oh no!  In the podcast, I say that Nora’s last name is Barclay. It’s BARNACLE.  Sorry. My mistake.