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28.11.2025: Burgess’s A Shorter Ulysses
We are delighted to announce that Andrew Biswell from the International Anthony Burgess Foundation will be giving an online talk on Anthony Burgess’s A Shorter Ulysses, which will be available from late November 2025 (Galileo Publishers). As stated on the publisher’s website: “This radical reduction of the novel, containing the key episodes which stand at
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18.12.2025: Joycean Christmas Gathering
Where: Zurich James Joyce Foundation, Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zurich When: Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 6.30 p.m. More information on this year’s Christmas Event will be made available shortly!
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19.11.2025: Ein Gespräch in literarischen Miniaturen
Von 1901 und 1904 hielt der irische Modernist James Joyce besondere Momente des Alltags fragmentarisch fest: die sogenannten Epiphanies, teils lyrisch, teils dialogisch. Die Form der literarischen Miniatur nutzten der afghanische Schriftsteller Azizullah Ima und der Aargauer Autor Andreas Neeser nun ihrerseits für einen Dialog über Themen, die bewegen: zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen, politische und philosophische Grenzziehungen,
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25.10.2025: James Joyce’s Dublin Women
“The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.” (Dubliners) Dreamy teenager, ambitious mother, emotionally unfulfilled wives: Joyce shows us female characters constricted by society, yearning for something different and struggling for personal freedom – including some who achieve it. Readings in German and English (incl. translation).
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22.10.2025: James Joyce’s Dublin Women
“The men that is now is only all palaver and what they can get out of you.” (Dubliners) Dreamy teenager, ambitious mother, emotionally unfulfilled wives: Joyce shows us female characters constricted by society, yearning for something different and struggling for personal freedom – including some who achieve it. Readings in German and English (incl. translation).
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27.09.2025: Guided Tour “James Joyce & Modernism”
As part of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025, we invite anyone who’s interested to join our guided walking tour on Joyce’s connection to the city of Zurich. The tour “James Joyce and Modernism” takes place on Saturday, September 27, from 1:30 to c. 3 p.m. Please note that places are
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20.09.2025: Stadtführung “James Joyce in Zürich”
Als Teil der Feiern zum 40jährigen Jubiläum der Zurich James Joyce Foundation im Jahr 2025 laden wir Sie zu einer Gratis-Stadtführung über James Joyces Verbindung zur Stadt Zürich ein. Die Führung “James Joyce in Zürich” findet am Samstag, 20. September statt, von 13:30 bis 15:00 Uhr. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Anzahl Plätze limitiert ist.
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13.09.2025: Open House – Celebrating with Friends
What a wonderful present from the Strauhof team, on the occasion of our 40th anniversary! On Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. the Zurich James Joyce Foundation will be allowed to use all three floors of the historic building at Augustinergasse 9, to celebrate with some of our key partner organizations.
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30.08.2025: Guided Walking Tour “James Joyce in Zurich”
As part of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2025, we invite anyone who’s interested to join our guided walking tour on Joyce’s connection to the city of Zurich. The tour “James Joyce in Zurich” takes place on Saturday, August 30, from 9:00 to c. 10:30 a.m. Please note that places are
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20.08.2025: Zoom-Talk by Chris Wogan: Trees in Joyce
The Friends of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation support us in many different ways. It is, for example, thanks to the Friends that the Foundation can invite two to four scholars per year to do research here at the Foundation (see Scholarships page). One of those who received a scholarship for 2025 is Chris Wogan, who is
