![]() ![]() Just how accurate is that description? We wanted to find out, if for no other reason than to ease the sheepishness some of us feel for not having read Ulysses. James Latham, editor of the University of Tulsa-based James Joyce Quarterly, recently described Ulysses as probably "the most purchased and least read book in the world,” according to the Tulsa World. What's somewhat surprising given all of the book's adulations, however, is how shockingly common it is for even people who own Ulysses to have never read it, at least not in its entirety. So it's not surprising that the book gets its own special day of devotion, which includes 12K runs, literary festivals, and lots of Guinness and public readings of the novel. Modern Library ranks Ulysses as the 20th century's best novel, and TIME categorizes it as the most influential novel of the century. ![]() Why this day? It's the anniversary of the date in 1904 when all of the book's "action"-tracing the steps of protagonist Leopold Bloom on an ordinary day in Dublin-takes place. Bloomsday is celebrated annually on June 16 in honor of James Joyce's 700+ page epic novel Ulysses. ![]()
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