Finnegans Wake
1939 novel by James Joyce
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Summary
Finnegans Wake is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57,034 views/month, #147 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: James Joyce[3]
- Award received: 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4]
- Publisher: Faber & Faber[5]
- Genre: sui generis[6], experimental literature[7], Menippean satire[8]
- Follows: Ulysses[9]
- Commons category: Finnegans Wake[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: Ireland[12]
- Inception: 1923[13]
- Publication date: May 4, 1939[14]
- Characters: Fionn mac Cumhaill[15], Eve[16], Adam[17], Tristan[18], Iseult[19], Jesus Christ[20], Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington[21], Saint Patrick[22], Charles Stewart Parnell[23], Jonathan Swift[24], Jacob[25], Esau[26], Isaac[27], Noah[28]
- Has edition or translation: Finnegans Wake[29]
- Narrative location: Ireland[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Finnegans Wake[31]
- Described by source: The Steadfast "Finnegans Wake"[32]
- Title: Finnegans Wake[33], Finnicius Revém[34], يقظة فينيغان[35], Фінэганавы памінкі[36], Бдение над Финеган[37], Η αγρύπνια των Φίννεγκαν[38], شبزندهداری فینگنها[39], 睗著嗰惠尼根[40], פיניגנז וייק[41], Finneganovo bdijenje[42], Finnegan ébredése[43], Ֆինեգանս Ուեյք[44], フィネガンズ・ウェイク[45], ფინეგანის სამძიმარი[46]
- First line: riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.[47]
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Why It Matters
Finnegans Wake has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
FAQs
What awards did Finnegans Wake receive?
Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[4].