The Exiles of Joyce and Nabokov

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The paper looks at two of the twentieth century's greatest English-language writers, noting that they were exiles throughout their working lives. The conditions of their exile were entirely different, but some of the effects on their writing were similar. According to the paper, Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (1916) and Nabokov's "Lolita" (1958) are primarily works of exile.

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"Joyce determined at an early age that conditions in Ireland and the essentially lonely condition of the artist made exile the only choice for him. He made the surprising decision, following graduation from University College to take up medical studies in Paris in 1902. But in 1903 he was called back to Dublin by the fatal illness of his mother. In Ireland Joyce met his future wife Nora Barnacle and determined once again to make his escape to the Continent. He left Ireland again in 1904 for what became permanent exile on the continent, living at Trieste, Zurich, Rome, and, principally, Paris."

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