Malachi Mulligan | |
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First appearance | Ulysses |
Created by | James Joyce |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Buck |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Medical student |
Family | mother, father, sister, "wealthy, pious aunt" |
Nationality | Irish |
Malachi Roland St. John "Buck" Mulligan is a fictional character in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses. He appears most prominently in episode 1 (Telemachus), and is the subject of the novel's famous first sentence: "Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed."