Author: Martin Mühlheim
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25.04.2026: «Seine gichtigen Klauen plumpsten Akkorde»
Als der Musiker und Künstler Roman Rutishauser diesen Satz im Ulysses von James Joyce entdeckte, war er begeistert: Wie oft krampft man vergeblich nach Worten, um Musik zu beschreiben, nur um einmal mehr feststellen zu müssen, dass es dafür letztlich keine Worte gibt. Umso deutlicher hört man beim Lesen förmlich das Bild vom Klavierspieler und
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18.09.2026: Online Lecture with Nell Wasserstrom: Finnegans Wake
We are pleased to announce that Nell Wasserstrom (University of Lausanne) will be the third speaker in our new Online Lecture Series. Nell Wasserstrom’s lecture “‘Passencore’: Figures of Belatedness in Finnegans Wake” will take place on Friday, September 18, 2026, at 6.30 p.m. Zurich time. This talk is part of a larger book project on
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Irish Voices: Three Readings with Irish Authors
Organized by the UZH Swiss Centre of Irish Studies, and hosted by the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. Details on the readings with Lucy Caldwell, Caoilinn Hughes, and Lisa McInerney can be found at:
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09.05.2026: Irish Voices (III) – Lisa McInerney
Join us for a free reading and discussion with Lisa McInerney, author of the award-winning Cork trilogy The Glorious Heresies, organized by the UZH Swiss Centre of Irish Studies. Lisa began her writing career with the blog The Arse End of Ireland, which chronicled an Ireland “populated by chancers, boy racers, beleaguered mammies, local hard
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21.03.2026: Irish Voices (II) – Caoilinn Hughes
Join us for the second edition of the literary series Irish Voices, with the poet, novelist and short story writer Caoilinn Hughes, organized by the UZH Swiss Centre of Irish Studies. Caoilinn Hughes is the author of Orchid & the Wasp, which won the Collyer Bristow Prize and was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary
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14.03.2026: Irish Voices (I) – Lucy Caldwell
Join us for the second series of the free literary event “Irish Voices”, organised by the UZH Swiss Centre of Irish Studies! Lucy Caldwell is the award-winning author of four novels, several stage plays and radio dramas, and three collections of short stories. Her latest novel, These Days, won the 2023 Walter Scott prize for
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06.03.2026: Reading and Discussion with Sahar Tavakoli
The Zurich James Joyce Foundation is proud to host the event “Authentic Expression: Literature and the Struggle for Freedom” with Sahar Tavakoli. As a publisher, translator and poet in Iran, Sahar Tavakoli experienced directly the pressures and limitations of producing literature under an authoritarian regime. Living in exile in Switzerland since 2023, she has also
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Zurich Workshop 2026: “Architecture and City Planning”
The Zurich James Joyce Workshop 2026 on “Architecture and City Planning” takes place from August 3 to 7, 2026. From the role that the pantry plays in “The Dead” to the description of Stephen Dedalus’s school environment or the recurring focus on trains and tramlines in Ulysses, architecture and city planning feature prominently in Joyce’s
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10.04.2026: Book Launch with Arianna Autieri
The Zurich James Joyce Foundation is proud to host a book launch with Arianna Autieri, celebrating the publication of James Joyce’s Music Performed: The ‘Sirens’ Fugue in Experimental Re-Translation. Fugues are complex musical compositions whose intricate contrapuntal texture enchants listeners and performers alike: but how can they be composed from written words, silent on the
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Ulrich Blumenbach Awarded the Voß-Preis for Translation
Congratulations to Ulrich Blumenbach – who is currently working on a German translation of James Joyce’s final work, Finnegans Wake – on being awarded the prestigious Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis for translation! Ulrich Blumenbach receives this award in recognition of his many outstanding translations from English into German. He has previously received several other awards, including the Heinrich