Finnegans Wake by James Joyce
This complex and challenging novel is renowned for its experimental style and intricate, dreamlike narrative. It explores the story of a publican in Dublin, his wife, and their three children, but the plot is not linear and often veers into surreal and abstract territory. The book is dense with linguistic games, puns, and allusions to a myriad of cultural, historical, and mythological sources. The narrative is circular, ending in the middle of a sentence that is completed at the start of the book, embodying the cyclical nature of life and history.
The 303rd greatest book of all time
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Total Points: 1067
Since this book was first published in 1939, there is a penalty of 0%. The age adjusted score is 1067.0.
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