Although the similarities between Broch’s work and Joyce’s work are not immediately obvious, Broch’s work clearly displays the influence of Joyce. The nature of the subject matter, the narrative structure and the plot of the Sleepwalker trilogy or Vergil´s Death and Ulysses or Finnegans Wake differ a lot. It is true that both Broch and Joyce use internal monologues, and that Broch was fascinated by the idea of writing a novel with a minimal time of action in the manner of Ulysses.