We use cookies to make your experience better. To comply with the new e-Privacy directive, we need to ask for your consent to set the cookies. Learn more.
2022 marked the centenary of the publication of Ulysses and the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the Joyce Tower in Sandycove, Co. Dublin, as a museum. It was also the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Friends of Joyce Tower Society, a group set up by local Joyce enthusiasts to keep the museum open at a point when its future looked doubtful.
As well as celebrating these three milestone anniversaries, Tales from the Tower is also a deeply personal account of the Tower and Museum, as recalled by its two main curators, Vivien Veale Igoe and Robert Nicholson. Both worked in the Tower at a time when it was still possible to meet many of the people who knew Joyce and his contemporaries.
The book recounts the – often hilarious – ups and downs of the Museum from its opening in 1962 through to the present day: through thick and thin, around the annual Bloomsday celebrations, dealing with visiting Joyce fans of all types and quirks, odd bequests and the ongoing work of running a museum – all while, quite literally, keeping the building from falling apart.
ISBN/EAN | 9781739608620 |
---|---|
Author | Vivien Veale Igoe, Robert Nicholson |
Publisher | Martello |
Publication date | 23 Oct 2023 |
Format | Paperback |