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This novel’s protagonist reflects that “God made food, the devil the cooks” in one of many passages in which he attacks “Plumtree’s potted meats.” The Graham Lemon’s candy shop appears in a chapter of this novel in which the protagonist orders a gorgonzola sandwich. This novel’s protagonist is introduced as liking “thick giblet soup” in a passage claiming (10[1])that he “ate with relish the inner organs (10[1])of beasts and fowls.” While eating at Davy Byrne’s pub, the protagonist of this novel is reminded of Blazes (10[1])Boylan, a man who slept (10[2])with his wife. Superfans of this novel often (10[1])recreate its foods on an annual June 16th (10[1])holiday named for its protagonist, whose wife Molly gives this book’s ending soliloquy. For 10 points, name this novel about Leopold Bloom by James Joyce. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Ulysses
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