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Exiles is a 1918 play by James Joyce. While competently written, it did not significantly add to Joyce's international reputation, which was built on works like Ulysses and Dubliners. The play was written during a period when Joyce was living in exile on the European continent, having left Ireland with his partner Nora Barnacle. Joyce's other works, including his verse and Exiles, are often overshadowed by his more famous novels, which are celebrated for their innovative literary forms and profound explorations of human nature.123

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