adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Joycean
Example Sentences
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The diverse narratives tackle thorny topics such as illness, racism and the dissolution of marriage; one selection employs experimental storytelling that shouldn’t work but does, while another is positively Joycean in its length.
From Los Angeles Times
At 3,449 pages, the novel’s plot can be simply described as a Joycean voyage: A woman named Vera Cartwheel goes in search of her long-lost nanny, Miss MacIntosh.
From Los Angeles Times
Born and raised in Dublin, Liam Cunningham speaks in Joycean streams of consciousness that often have no discernible beginning, middle or end.
From New York Times
Still, the book’s incantatory rhythms cast a Joycean spell, a 350-page fever dream written in blood and brogue.
From New York Times
Next year, the Joycean journey gathers pace.
From BBC
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