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1922

Book • 2011
Constellation of Genius explores the pivotal year of 1922, marked by the publication of James Joyce's Ulysses and T.S.

Eliot's The Waste Land, which are considered foundational works of modern literature.

The book delves into the cultural, artistic, and historical events of that year, including the rise of Hollywood, the end of Dada, and the beginning of modern jazz.

It chronicles the lives and interactions of influential figures like Ezra Pound, Charlie Chaplin, and Louis Armstrong, among others.

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Mentioned by Dominic Sandbrook as a book focusing on modernism and 1922 as a cultural hinge point.
290: 2022: A History

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