Mike Joyce Working on Great-Grandfather's Unfinished Ulysses Sequel

Mike Joyce is putting a postmodern spin on this Irish delight

DUBLIN - After an eye-opening return to his roots during a semester abroad in the fall, UGBC presidential candidate Mike Joyce has taken up his great-grandfather James Joyce's last will and testament: completion of a work that will change the face of literature forever.

The novel, under working title 2 Ulysses 2 Furious, currently stands at over 1400 pages, sources say. The Register obtained a manuscript and was able to sit down with Joyce to get into the author's head.

"The central theme of the novel is really formation of the whole person," Joyce said. "How is it that we come to know who we are and our place in the world?" he asked.

Continuing from where his ancestor left off, Mike takes Bloom on a new journey.

"The story is about a man who walks through a dorm over the course of a single day and the various characters he runs into on his quest for electoral supremacy," he said. "But the perspective shifts from Bloom to the people he encounters, even jumping to stationary objects."

Joyce is in the early stages of mastering James' unique writing style. One line, from chapter 15, "Ignatius," reads, "Flippity floppity schhlip schloping all over the place, yes i will no not today but maybe some other time but what about gum gummy gummies humbug gummy worms gummy bears bare dare or truth in the woods." Clearly, he's carrying on the family business.

Joyce is also planning other rewrites where he thinks James got it wrong. Anticipated releases include Duchesners, An Agora Photo of the Artist as a Young Man, and Gasson's Wake.

When asked about how his creative ambitions might conflict with his campaign, Joyce muttered something about impotence and cuckolding.