{"product_id":"2026200012714-secondhand-james-joyce-in-paris-his-final-years","title":"James Joyce In Paris: His Final Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Some damage to mylar sleeve. Creased jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the twentieth century's most revolutionary literary minds spent his final years in the heart of Paris, and James Joyce in Paris: His Final Years captures that twilight chapter with rare intimacy and photographic precision. Through the lens of celebrated photographer Gisèle Freund, who enjoyed unique personal access to Joyce in the late 1930s, this work presents a deeply personal portrait of the author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake — a man simultaneously celebrated as a genius and burdened by failing eyesight, family tragedy, and the gathering storm of World War II. With a preface by Simone de Beauvoir, the book situates Joyce within the luminous intellectual milieu of pre-war Paris, chronicling his friendships, his daily life, and the quiet heroism of an artist who continued to create against formidable odds.\n\nFreund's photographs — among the most iconic images of Joyce ever committed to film — are accompanied by a narrative that illuminates the man behind the myth, drawing on firsthand recollections to reconstruct his personality with warmth and candour. The collaboration between Freund and V.B. Carleton produces a work of biographical art that is as much a document of a lost Parisian era as it is a tribute to a singular literary titan. For admirers of modernist literature and those drawn to the cultural geography of interwar Europe, this volume raises a haunting question: what does it mean to witness genius in its final, defiant hours?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130810671323,"sku":"2026200012714-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/690aedeb-6689-4c32-8cd3-b57cfb382c4c.png?v=1786590444","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012714-secondhand-james-joyce-in-paris-his-final-years","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}