It has been categorized as "a work of fiction which combines a body of fables with the work of analysis and deconstruction" many critics believe the technique was Joyce's attempt to recreate the experience of dreams and hypnagogia, reproducing the way in which concepts, memories, people and places become amalgamated in dreaming. It is written in a largely idiosyncratic language which blends standard English with neologisms, portmanteau words, Irish mannerisms and puns in multiple languages to create a refracted effect. Written over a period of seventeen years and published in 1939, the novel was Joyce's final work. It is well known for its experimental style and its reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the Western canon. Finnegans Wake is a novel by Irish writer James Joyce.
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