Celebrating Bloomsday

A tribute to James Joyce’s Ulysses

Voted by readers and academics all over the world as the greatest novel in English of the millennium, Ulysses has undertaken a long and difficult journey from obscurity to literary stardom.

Today, the people of Ireland and all lovers of the book celebrate James Joyce’s classic novel on a day which they call ‘Bloomsday’- named after the leading character Leopold Bloom. Bloomsday is celebrated in Ireland on the 16th of June. Ardent followers of the novelist take to the streets, fill the pubs, theatres and anywhere that people gather. They celebrate the genius of the Irishman through readings and performances. Bloomsday is significant because it was on this day that the entire story of ‘Ulysses’ takes place.

Gyaan Adab celebrates the genius of James Joyce through a multimedia presentation and recounts the story of the greatest English novel of the millennium.

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