Kevin Birmingham

author, 'The Most Dangerous Book'

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Author of The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses

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What exactly made Ulysses so dangerous? Like an eye into the future, this difficult, all-consuming book still seems radical almost a century after its publication.

Kevin Birmingham: The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce’s Ulysses (Part II)

What exactly made Ulysses so dangerous? Like an eye into the future, this difficult, all-consuming book still seems radical almost a century after its publication.

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Kevin Birmingham delves into the history of censorship surrounding the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses for its seemingly seditious, immoral content.

Kevin Birmingham: The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce’s Ulysses (Part I)

Kevin Birmingham delves into the history of censorship surrounding the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses for its seemingly seditious, immoral content.

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