{"product_id":"the-most-dangerous-book-the-battle-for-james-joyces-ulysses-9780143127543","title":"The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the 2015 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The arrival of a significant young nonfiction writer . . . A measured yet bravura performance.\" --Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e James Joyce's big blue book, \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, ushered in the modernist era and changed the novel for all time. But the genius of \u003ci\u003eUlysses \u003c\/i\u003ewas also its danger: it omitted absolutely nothing. Joyce, along with some of the most important publishers and writers of his era, had to fight for years to win the freedom to publish it. \u003ci\u003eThe Most Dangerous Book \u003c\/i\u003etells the remarkable story surrounding Ulysses, from the first stirrings of Joyce's inspiration in 1904 to the book's landmark federal obscenity trial in 1933. Written for ardent Joyceans as well as novices who want to get to the heart of the greatest novel of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Dangerous Book \u003c\/i\u003eis a gripping examination of how the world came to say Yes to \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKEVIN BIRMINGHAM \u003c\/b\u003ereceived his PhD in English from Harvard, where he is an instructor in the university's writing program. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318166425874,"sku":"9780143127543","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de9281c4-c6fe-4813-83c1-01ec4ea2500f.jpg?v=1727549730","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-most-dangerous-book-the-battle-for-james-joyces-ulysses-9780143127543","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}