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I've not tried Ulysses, but Dubliners was a bit of an easier read by all accounts and definitely made me want to go and see Dublin.
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Thanks @tbc Dubliners is my back up, if I am struggling.
I knew nowt about Irish literature until ex-wife and I got heavily into stage productions about 35 years ago, only one or two plays a year. However as stage manager I had to know each script from cover to cover, characters all seem larger than life.
There is a remarkable body of plays / scripts which are thought provoking, often with dark humour, brilliantly written.
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Ulysses, it’s been on my read list for ages. I skipped the 89 page intro and dived straight in.
I get that each episode is written differently so I don’t want to rush this. Instead try and enjoy the writing, the verses, the nonsense, not overthinking or looking for reason.
While there are many reference books that dissect his writing, I’ll leave that for the academics.
And find time to focus on each episode like reading 18 different books.
I also plan to be in Dublin for work this year, so hopefully with any luck I’ll have time to explore this fine city and make sense of it all.