James Joyce enthusiasts next to Davy Byrnes Pub in Dublin, immortalised in Ulysses. People in period costume turn out every year on “Bloomsday” - June 16, the anniversary of the day the action involving the book’s central character Leopold Bloom takes place. Ulysses was first published 100 years ago. Photo Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Ulysses at 100: what makes James Joyce’s novel great, how to read its ‘challenging’ prose, and its enduring relevance
- On February 2, 1922, Irish novelist James Joyce’s Ulysses was published in Paris. Peter Kennedy, who teaches it to Hong Kong students, is a fan
- The questions its asks about identity, language and history are as relevant as ever, he says, and then there’s food and sex. He has some tips for how to read it
James Joyce enthusiasts next to Davy Byrnes Pub in Dublin, immortalised in Ulysses. People in period costume turn out every year on “Bloomsday” - June 16, the anniversary of the day the action involving the book’s central character Leopold Bloom takes place. Ulysses was first published 100 years ago. Photo Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
