James Joyce, born February 2, 1882, in Dublin, was an Irish author most famous for his experimentation in the English language and storytelling. His most famous works include the modernist novel Ulysses, the short story collection Dubliners, the novel Finnegans Wake, and his semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Joyce eventually died on January 14, 1941, in Zürich, Switzerland.