Ulysses was called dirty, blasphemous and unreadable However, it is one of the most famous novels of the twentieth century. Ulysses was not available legally in any English-speaking country until 1934, when Random House successfully defended Joyce against obscenity charges and published it in the Modern Library.
"What happens in Ulysses?" The answer could be "Everything". Joyce saw universe in Dublin, Ireland, on June 16, 1904, a day distinguished by its utter normality. Two characters, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom, go about their separate business, crossing paths with a gallery of unforgettable Dubliners. We watch them teach, eat, loiter, argue and masturbate. And thanks to the book’s stream- of-consciousness technique we have access to their thoughts, emotions and memories.