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Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920; and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach in February 1922; in Paris. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature; and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". According to Declan Kiberd; "Before Joyce; no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking." However; even proponents of Ulysses such as Anthony Burgess have described the book as "inimitable; and also possibly mad".Ulysses chronicles the peripatetic appointments and encounters of Leopold Bloom in Dublin in the course of an ordinary day; 16 June 1904. Ulysses is the Latinised name of Odysseus; the hero of Homers epic poem Odyssey; and the novel establishes a series of parallels between its characters and events and those of the poem (e.g.; the correspondence of Leopold Bloom to Odysseus; Molly Bloom to Penelope; and Stephen Dedalus to Telemachus).Ulysses is approximately 265;000 words in length; uses a lexicon of 30;030 words (including proper names; plurals and various verb tenses); and is divided into eighteen episodes. Since publication; the book has attracted controversy and scrutiny; ranging from early obscenity trials to protracted textual "Joyce Wars." Ulysses stream-of-consciousness technique; careful structuring; and experimental prosemdash;full of puns; parodies; and allusions; as well as its rich characterisations and broad humour; made the book a highly regarded novel in the Modernist pantheon. In 1998; the Modern Library ranked Ulysses first on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Joyce fans worldwide now celebrate 16 June as Bloomsday. Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920; and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach in February 1922; in Paris. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature; and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". According to Declan Kiberd; "Before Joyce; no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking." However; even proponents of Ulysses such as Anthony Burgess have described the book as "inimitable; and also possibly mad".