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Irish writer James Joyce.
The novel Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce was first published in book form on February 2, 1922. It was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach, the proprietor of the bookshop Shakespeare and Company.123
Prior to its book publication, the novel had been serialized in The Little Review between 1918 and 1920. Due to its controversial content, the book faced significant censorship challenges and was not published in its entirety in the United States until 1934, following a landmark obscenity case.32