All things related to James Joyce’s big book
Bloomsday 2018 Bloomsday is celebrated around the world in places such as New York, Montreal, Melbourne, Paris, Istanbul, the Costa del Sol, Berlin and Pula in Croatia. You can find out if there is a Bloomsday close to you by looking for the hashtags #Bloomsday and #Bloomsday2018 on social media. If you are in Dublin Continue reading
James Joyce’s novel Ulysses is set on the 16th June 1904 and has become known as Bloomsday, after the book’s anti-hero Leopold Bloom. Both he and Stephen Dedalus journey across Dublin, experiencing all of life in one day. Meanwhile, Bloom’s wife Molly is in bed entertaining man-about-town Blazes Boylan. Here are our top 5 tips Continue reading
I’ve always loved stories full of mystery and adventure like the kind Tintin always got mixed-up in. You got to discover new countries, stumble across forgotten places or even find hidden treasure. But nothing gets you more excited for an adventure than a good old map!
Romping through Trieste Three words immediately follow the famous yes I said yes I will Yes ending to Ulysses. They are Trieste-Zurich-Paris. These were the cities that Joyce lived in when he was writing Ulysses over several years. Joyce’s time in Trieste played an important part in his development as an artist.
The story of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses is set on the 16th June 1904. This day has become known as Bloomsday, after the book’s anti-hero Leopold Bloom. In the book Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus journey across Dublin, experiencing all of life in one day. Meanwhile, Bloom’s wife Molly is in bed entertaining man about Continue reading