Born in Dublin, Ireland, on February 2, 1882, James Joyce is known for his innovative literary techniques, especially stream of consciousness. Educated at Jesuit schools and University College Dublin, he spent most of his adult life abroad living in Trieste, Paris, and Zurich. His collection of short stories, 'Dubliners', and the semi-autobiographical novel 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' set the stage for his later works that would shake the pillars of modern literature. His masterpiece 'Ulysses', published in 1922, is a tour-de-force, chronicling the events of a single day in Dublin. Joyce's last work 'Finnegans Wake', was published in 1939, further exploring the realms of the English language. Plagued by eye troubles for much of his life and after undergoing several operations, Joyce died in Zurich on January 13, 1941.