Tag Archives: Books
Literary Death match
Quite possibly one of my favourite Dublin based blogs – Culch.ie recently mentioned this event, and it looks really cool so I thought I’d share it: Literary Death Match – Friday June 24th (doors at 8pm, show at 9.05pm) at … Continue reading
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Ulysses Seen
I’m glad my first post as an official “dot.ier” is on Joyce! For those who want to experience the story of Ulysses but just can’t be arsed reading the novel (it’s my blog I’m allowed curse!) then a comic book version … Continue reading
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Jonathan Safran Foer and Trees of Codes
About a year ago I went through a phase of reading lots of Ukranian literature and read all of Marina Lewycka’s books and really enjoyed Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. I spotted this t’other day on the Tubes of … Continue reading
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On all the living and the….
Every time it snows I’m reminded of the final lines of Joyce’s The Dead. It has to be one of the most, if not the most beautiful short story ever written. Joyce really mastered the art of the short story, mainly … Continue reading
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Adventures in Web Browsing
I’ve spotted a few interesting bits and pieces around the interweb over the last few days – some newsy bits, others just interesting so I thought I’d just shove em all together to share them with y’all (I work with someone from Alabama so it’s starting to rub off – HIGH FIVE!!). Continue reading
Dublin – UNESCO City of Literature
Dublin was named as UNESCO City of Literature today, following a campaign to the Creative Cities Network by Dublin City Council. Continue reading
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