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24 titles for readers of Ulysses by James Joyce, selected for shared themes: Ireland, World Literature, 20th Century, and Classics.

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Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Ulysses.

Dubliners — James Joyce

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

A Fairly Honourable Defeat — Iris Murdoch

A Fairly Honourable Defeat

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Burmese Days — George. Orwell

Burmese Days — George. Orwell

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The King of Elfland’s Daughter — Lord Dunsany

The King of Elfland’s Daughter

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Mouthing — Orla Mackey

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Wild Decembers A Novel — Edna O’Brien

Wild Decembers A Novel — Edna O’Brien

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Death of Love — Bartholomew Gill

The Death of Love

Bartholomew Gill

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Coast Road A Novel — Alan Murrin

The Coast Road A Novel

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Ireland A Novel — Frank Delaney

Ireland A Novel

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Rose Garden Short Stories — Maeve Brennan

The Rose Garden Short Stories

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Man Who Lost Himself — Henry de Vere Stacpoole

The Man Who Lost Himself

Henry De Vere Stacpoole

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Down by the River A Novel — Edna O’Brien

Down by the River A Novel — Edna O’Brien

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Wren, the Wren A Novel — Anne Enright

The Wren, the Wren A Novel

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

This is Happiness — Niall Williams

This is Happiness

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

My Heart Went Walking An Irish Tale of Love, Loss, and Redemption — Sally Hanan

My Heart Went Walking An Irish Tale of Love, Loss, and Redemption

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne — Brian Moore

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

At Swim-Two-Birds — Flann O’Brien

At Swim-Two-Birds — Flann O’Brien

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

The Slowworm’s Song — Andrew Miller

The Slowworm’s Song

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Everything That Rises Must Converge — Flannery O’Connor

Everything That Rises Must Converge — Flannery O’Connor

Flannery O'Connor

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

A Dreamer’s Tale — Lord Dunsany

A Dreamer’s Tale

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Long Island — Colm Tóibín

Long Island — Colm Tóibín

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Trespasses — Louise Kennedy

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • 20th Century

Fabulous Stories — Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Fabulous Stories

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Themes: Ireland • World Literature • Classics

The Name of the Rose — Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Themes: World Literature • 20th Century • Classics

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Ulysses by James Joyce — spanning Ireland, World Literature, 20th Century and featuring authors such as James Joyce, Iris Murdoch, George Orwell, Lord Dunsany, and others.

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