National Gallery of Ireland: 100 Years of Bloomsday
National Gallery of Ireland: 100 Years of Bloomsday
The year 2022 is one century since the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, with June 16th as the centenary of Bloomsday itself. This blue is the same shade as the first edition’s cover and opens on an extract from page 393. It’s embossed with Joyce’s real signature and has two magnets installed on the inside, so the book doesn’t flap open when worn.
A celebration of ordinariness, Ulysses is a hybrid of poetry, play and novel. A work of meticulous detail, Joyce once said that if Dublin were to be destroyed, the book could be used to rebuild it brick by brick. Carry the story with you as you wander through Dublin and beyond.
Image: Letter from James Joyce to Alfred Bergan sending season's greetings. James Joyce, James Augustine Aloysius (22 December 1936)
• Soft enamel pin
• Gold plated with blue enamel
• Screenprinted script inside
• Installed with magnets to keep the book shut when not being read
• 40mm high
• Embossed with logos
• One blue rubber clutch
• Comes with its own special backing card with story
• Guaranteed good time