 He is also famous for his for his idea of the "work of art of the future", which, according to him, should have been a novel describing only the inner life of its author during a period no longer than a day.The idea, transferred by example of the novel "Les lauriers sont coupés" by Wyzewa's friend Édouard Dujardin, was fully realized by James Joyce in "Ulysses".Wyzewa was critical of Dujardin's novel though.