Finnegans Wake Reading Groups

On site: Thursdays, 7-8.30 pm, Zurich James Joyce Foundation, Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zurich, hosted by Fritz Senn (at present, by Martin Mühlheim, interim).

Online: Tuesdays, 7-8.30 pm, via Zoom, hosted by Dirk Vanderbeke. Information about the group's progress can be found at Tuesdayswake.

Updates about the Thursday group's progress will be given on this site (see posts below). A selection of the collages featuring on this bookmark can be found at Finnegans Wake Collages. 

New readers are always welcome! There is no need to sign up. Simply drop in and bring your own copy of the book, if you have one. 

The Friends of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation sponsor the reading groups so that they can be held free of charge. To contact them or to become a supporting member please email friends@joycefoundation.ch.

Extra Reading on Sun, 7 Dec (independent from regular Thursday readings)

An extra reading session was held on Sunday, 7 December chez Fritz Senn at the Gesundheitszentrum Bachwiesen (Flurstr. 130, 8047 Zurich, foyer on the ground floor, right-hand side after main door). The reading stopped at: “askance upon her” (204.20).

Thursday, 4 December 2025 (308.17)

The last reading reached the “youlldied greedings” end of the lessons chapter II.ii (308.17).