June 2012
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“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women...”
– Nora Ephron
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Henri Matisse does Ulysses →
In 1935, American publisher George Macey offered the great Henri Matisse $5,000 to create as many etchings as this budget would afford for a special illustrated edition of Ulysses.
I had no idea.
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Bloomsday 2012 Dawns Atop the Martello Tower →
One day, someday, I will be in Ireland on June 16th…
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“I finally understand your fascination with Joyce: it’s porn for...”
– My inestimable husband
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Why Bloomsday?
Many people have asked about my fascination with James Joyce and his masterpiece, Ulysses. I have tried to explain that it represents more than just the single best piece of literature I have ever or ever will read in my life. An achievement so great that those of us who fancy ourselves “writers” will forevermore be in his debt and, for most of us, exist far away in the recesses of his shadow....
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May 2012
31 posts
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