Trieste Celebrates James Joyce and his Ulysses on 2 February

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by In Trieste

Today, 2 February, James Joyce would be 140 years old and, on the same day, his Ulysses turns 100 years old.

It was 2 February 1882 when the writer was born in Dublin, and on 2 February 1922 when, what would become his most famous novel, was published. Joyce conceived and began to write this intense work in Trieste, his adopted city where he lived for over a decade. 

“My soul is in Trieste,” wrote Joyce, who brought together the high and the low parts of the city, frequenting in equal measure the bourgeoisie, who lived in the neoclassical palaces of Borgo Teresiano, and the Cavana district, home of Trieste’s nightlife.

The author arrived in Trieste in 1904 and was immediately intoxicated and fascinated by the city and its contrasts. Joyce was born on February 2nd, 1882, making him 140 years old today! Happy birthday James Joyce!

The “monster novel,” as Joyce himself called it, was partially written in Trieste, whose importance he signals in the final words of Ulysses: “1914-1921 Trieste-Zurich-Paris.”

The city of Trieste loves and celebrates its favorite expat with various events around town, among which guided tours to discover “Joyce’s Trieste” every Saturday from 10.30 am t0 4 pm with departure from Infopoint in Piazza Unità.

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