You are warmly invited to attend a Bloomsday celebration on 14 June 2024, celebrating Anthony Burgess’s favourite book, James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Joyce’s novel is set in Dublin on a single day: 16 June 1904. ‘Bloomsday’ is so called because two of the book’s protagonists are called Leopold and Molly Bloom.
Anthony Burgess wrote two non-fiction books, a stage musical and many articles in response to the work of James Joyce. He even wrote the forward to a Joyce-themed cookery book. His 1980 novel Earthly Powers features Joyce as a character and includes a performance of Blooms of Dublin, his musical based on Ulysses.
For scheduling reasons, this year’s celebratory event will take place on Friday 14 June.
The Bloomsday social will include music, speeches, a short film, and traditional Irish hospitality.
Tickets for the Bloomsday social are free, but numbers are strictly limited, so please sign up on this Eventbrite page.
The image above is a drawing of James Joyce by Anthony Burgess.
This event is generously supported by the Consulate General of Ireland.
