Stephen Joyce

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Stephen James Joyce (born February 1932) is the grandson of James Joyce and the controversial executor of Joyce's estate. Though the trustee of the Estate of James Joyce is Seán Sweeney, Stephen Joyce has taken an active role in all legal matters relating to Joyce's works.[1] He has brought numerous lawsuits or threats of legal action against scholars, biographers and artists attempting to quote from Joyce's literary work or personal correspondence.

Carol Shloss, author of a book about James Joyce's daughter Lucia, brought a copyright abuse lawsuit against Stephen Joyce through the United States District Court in 2003. Filed against an individual rather than a corporation, it was one of the first suits of its kind,[2] and, on March 25, 2007, the litigation was resolved in favor of Ms. Shloss.

Stephen James Joyce was born in France, the son of James Joyce's son Giorgio. Stephen attended Phillips Academy and Harvard University, graduating in 1958. At Harvard, he once roomed with Paul Matisse, grandson of French impressionist painter Henri Matisse, and with Sadruddin Aga Khan, a lineal descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[3] Thereafter, he worked for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on African issues. He retired from the OECD in 1991 to focus on managing his grandfather's estate. He and his wife Solange live in France. They have no children; Stephen is James Joyce's sole living descendant.[2]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Ohio State University English Department. Research: Organizations - The International James Joyce Foundation. James Joyce: Copyright, Fair use, and Permissions FAQ. Retrieved on 9 December 2006.
  2. ^ a b Max, D. T. The Injustice Collector. The New Yorker, June 19, 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2006.
  3. ^ Pure Fabrications (May-June 2002)
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