(1882-1941) an Irish writer of NOVEL s . Joyce greatly influenced the way English NOVELs were written, with his use of unusual and invented words, and different styles of writing such as STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS (= expressing thoughts and feelings as they pass through the mind) . His most famous NOVELs are PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN, ULYSSES, and FINNEGANS WAKE .