#bloomsday

He points to the south, then to the east. A cake of new clean lemon soap arises, diffusing light and perfume.

(Please also note the existence of Leo Bloom in The Producers.)

(With the usual warning to any British residents who may pass through: even though this is a freebie, due to the paperwork associated with Brexit, we can't let you "purchase" it through the store. Our apologies.)

deepeningthesenses: Happy Bloomsday Celebrations!! James Joyce was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He is considered the most prominent English-speaking literary figure of the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Dublin to a middle-class family, he was the eldest of what his father estimated as “sixteen or seventeen children,”only ten of whom survived infancy. He attended University College Dublin, and in 1902, he left and moved to Paris, initially to study medicine, but gave that up to write. He believed he could not function as an artist in the Ireland of the time, so he moved to Italy in 1904 with a Galway woman, Nora Barnacle. She would remain his companion and inspiration for the rest of his life. In 1914, Joyce began writing his best-known work, Ulysses. It maps the Dublin wanderings of its protagonist in a single day—June 16, 1904. Famous for its modernist, stream of consciousness style. Other well-known works are the short-story collection Dubliners (1914). An excerpt I share here because, for me, the writing is some of the most beautiful I have ever read. He also wrote other novels - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939). Joyce's Dublin and its streets and landmarks are forever etched into the pages of literary history. Bloomsday is celebrated each year on June 16th to honor James Joyce and his landmark novel. The day also marks Joyce’s first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle.

allthingsjoyceandwilde: The tip of the iceberg Credits to r/jamesjoyce on reddit #jamesjoyce #ulysses #finneganswake #dubliners #chambermusic

eileensireland: Happy Bloomsday to all who celebrate! I love this Ulysses in a nutshell print from my talented colleague @jimwardbard Copies of the print are available in Sweny's Pharmacy & Joyce Centre in Dublin. #tourguide #ireland #dublin #bloomsday #jamesjoyce

Happy Bloomsday, 16 June 1904!