Holiday Break

Please note that the reading group will take a break over the holidays. The first reading in 2025 will be held on Thursday, 9 January. 

The administration office of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation will reopen on Monday, 6 January.

Thursday, 19 December 2024 (254.28)

The last reading stopped at: “Merodach!” (254.28)

Among the favourite passages were:

“those three stout sweynhearts” (254.2)

“heavy Humph with airy Nan” (254.14)

Thursday, 12 December 2024 (253.32)

The last reading stopped at: “Lucanhof” (253.32)

One favourite passage was:

“symethew, sammarc, selluc and singin” (253.12)

Thursday, 5 December 2024 (252.28)

The last reading stopped at: “Charley, you’re my darwing!” (252.28)

The Zurich James Joyce Foundation had a visit from Paul Ingendaay, who was preparing a podcast about its two reading groups for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Listen to the podcast, featuring an interview with Fritz Senn and with Martin Mühlheim, here or by clicking the “Bücher” icon below (provided by reading group member and journalist Pascal Ihle).

Another contribution by Pacal is the following entertaining image, created with the help of AI to illustrate a favourite passage from the recent pages read in the group.

“Feeling dank.” (252.9)

Thursday, 28 November 2024 (251.24)

The last reading stopped at: “book of the dark” (251.24)

With thanks to Rahel Huwyler