100 Years of Ulysses

Paris, France, February 2, 1922. The novel Ulysses, by Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941), is published by US poet Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), owner of the small bookstore Shakespeare & Co. The book, whose writing consumed seven years of Joyce's life, years in which his family was in financial need, would have a profound and unprecedented impact on 20th century literature and culture.

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  Ann Skelly

  Self - Narrator (voice)
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  Peter Coonan
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  Mark Doherty
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  Olga Wehrly
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  Michael Collins

  Self - Politician (archive footage)