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EXILES, A PLAY BY JAMES JOYCE (BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION)

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Today I'll share my review of Exiles , a play by James Joyce with you. I read and reviewed this play about a decade or so ago. I read it when I was a student of English literature. We had an Irish professor at the University, so obviously Joyce was often on the reading menu. Not that I minded, for I have grown quite fond of this writer.  I've decided to share this review with you because I think it is still relevant. Exiles might not be James' best known work, but in my opinion this play merits a recommendation. It is a play that I have been meaning to reread and I'm pretty sure I have a copy somewhere in my home, I just need to find it.  Exiles might not be the best or the more original Joyce's work but it is worth a read.  MY REVIEW FOR THE EXILES, A PLAY BY JAMES JOYCE   Exiles is a wonderful play, it really is. The Ibsen influences are obvious and for the most part welcome. Refreshingly liberal and open in its ideas, Exiles is a play that is well worth the readi