The document discusses James Joyce and his significance to modern fiction. It states that Joyce stretched the boundaries of fiction past its breaking point, creating a chaos of meaning that many see as his principal legacy. It also provides some biographical details about Joyce, noting that he was Irish and had lived at 14 different addresses before leaving Ireland, and that he was nicknamed "Sunny Jim" in school where he excelled at sports and was well-liked and fun-loving. It mentions that Joyce collected "silhouettes", which were brief prose sketches of scenes, conversations and incidents from observed Dublin life.

1. Created and designed by Asunción van
Koetsveld

2. Not oldfashioned and not real,…
Pablo Picasso is to modern
art as James Joyce is
essential to understanding
modern fiction.
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Koetsveld

3. Other words for “turmoil of
significance”
Joyce stretched the form of
fiction past a breaking point,
and the result is a chaos of
meaning. Many feel this is
Joyce’s principal legacy.
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Koetsveld

4. From the land of clovers and
Lepricauns ..
Joyce was Irish, and when
he first left Ireland he had
resided at 14 different
addresses.
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Koetsveld

5. The affectionate naming of somebody..
Joyce’s nickname at
school was “Sunny Jim.”
He excelled at sports,
he was well liked, and
fun-loving.
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Koetsveld

6. Shadowy forms
Joyce collected what he
called silhouettes :brief
prose, sketches of scenes,
conversations, and
incidents of observed
Dublin life.
Created and designed by Asunción van
Koetsveld