James Joyce (1882-1941) from Dublin, Ireland, is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential writers of the 20th century. His stylistic innovations including stream-of-consciousness narratives, interior-monologues and word play made significant contributions to the modernist avant-garde movement of the early 20th century. He literary works include Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Finnegans Wake, Dubliners and the play Exiles.