"Ulysses" is 100 years old today
The greatest English language novel of the last 100 years was published 100 years ago today, February 2nd, 1922, on its author’s 40th birthday, by Sylvia Beach at Shakespeare & Company in Paris.
This is 12, rue de l’Odéon, the original location of Shakespeare and Company:
And this is the plaque on the building commemorating the publication (sorry for blurry photo):
If you’ve never read it, dive in. The whole thing, from Stately to Yes as we Joyceans say, is a joy(ce).
It’s one of those books I’ve never had the guts to try.
Made it to chapter 4 on kindle. Got bogged down and switched to audible. I’ll make it through but I’ll need to read it as well. Might be easier to understand if they just used a more traditional British reader but that would probably lead to conflict. Biggest problem is the whispering by Stephen and Bloom only to be startled by Butt fuckin Mulligan. I often listen when falling asleep so it’s making it’s way into my subconscious and dreams I think. Maybe it will at least make my next therapy session more interesting. Not sure if it will crack my personal top 10 but I like it.