James Joyce, ''Ulysses, Ch. 9: Scylla and Charybdis.
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Paternity may be a legal fiction. Who is the father of any son that any son should love him or he any son?
— James Joyce on Legal fiction
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About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
About James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet. He contributed to the modernist movement and is regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the twentieth century.
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