Joyce in Trieste: in the great writer’s footsteps

June 16th is a landmark date in modern literature. It is, in fact, known as Bloomsday, or the day in which the events in the life of the Leopold Bloom unfold, the main character of Ulysses by James Joyce. The novel is one of the most discussed, most loved and most hated of the 20th century. There are those who boast of devouring it whole, while others have tried a hundred times to read it and have never gotten past the first twenty pages. At any rate, the novel has clearly changed the way in which we perceive the world and the way in which the world is reflected back to us through literature. The book is a symbol of modernism and is known for its varied styles: slang and phonetic plays on words, parodies and streams of consciousness, long, uninterrupted monologues through which the characters let their thoughts pour out. Although it is set in Dublin and is a thoroughly Irish work, Ulysses also conceals an Italian spirit....

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