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Irish poet James Joyce died January 13, 1945

Irish poet James Joyce died January 13, 1945. 

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882 – 1941) is one of Ireland’s most influential and celebrated writers. His most famous work is Ulysses (1922), which follows the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus throughout Dublin on a single day, 16 June 1904. Some of Joyce’s other major works include the short story collection Dubliners (1914), the play Exiles (1918), the collection of poetry Chamber Music (1907) and Pomes Penyeach (1927), and novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939).
James Joyce – James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland

  James Joyce  
Two stamps for Ulysses 100

Ulysses 100
Issued by Irish post in 2022
Designed by the Stone Twins

An Post (the Irish postal service) issued this pair of stamps to mark the 100th anniversary publication of Ulysses.

Ulyssess 100 pair of stamps FDC Ulyssese 100 special cover