Part of the Series “Poetographies: Literary Dialogues at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.” As an exiled author in Switzerland, Wagdy El Komy (originally from Egypt) has experienced first-hand the complexities of displacement and belonging in our current era. In this talk, we will discuss two short stories recently published by Weiter Schreiben Schweiz, the platform…

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We are pleased to announce that Valérie Bénéjam (Nantes Université) will be third speaker in our new Online Lecture Series. Valérie Bénéjam’s lecture “Joyce and the Easiest Prejudice” will take place on Friday, December 4, 2026, at 6.30 p.m. Zurich time. After the German invasion of France, and while Joyce was trying to be admitted…

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