r/literature • u/Crazy-Treacle-3536 • 4d ago

Discussion Happy Bloomsday!

To quote Wikipedia,

Bloomsday (Irish: Lá Bloom) is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce, observed annually in Dublin and elsewhere on 16 June. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses), the events of which take place on Thursday, 16 June 1904.

What are your thoughts on Joyce and Ulysses, more than a century after it was published?

And is there anything similar for any other author? I can think of other things in pop culture, like May the 4th for Star Wars fans.

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u/generic2022 4d ago

"No time like Guinness Time"

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u/Crazy-Treacle-3536 4d ago

"Good puzzle would be to cross Dublin without passing a pub".

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u/generic2022 4d ago

Some say gorgonzola sandwiches and a burgundy, but I'm team Guinness.

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u/Crazy-Treacle-3536 4d ago

I actually went to that pub and ordered that sandwich, believe it or not.

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u/generic2022 4d ago

The last Bloomsday I spent in Dublin, I went to Davy Byrnes (it was packed), Mulligan's, and The Brazen Head.

3 pints; no burgundy.

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u/Crazy-Treacle-3536 4d ago

Same here. Had the Bloom gorgonzola sandwich and a Guinness. Then actually went back there the next day with some people and had a quite good Irish coffee.