by Judith Schurman | Dec 16, 2018 | Articles, Books, James Joyce, Reading Groups Posts, Ulysses
The quest to understand Joyce’s Ulysses continues! And our new year’s resolution: to start our own weekly reading of the great novel at Hurley’s. All we need is a great leader. Could it be you? Email us at bloomsdaymontreal@gmail.com if you’re interested in leading the group.
by Judith Schurman | Sep 19, 2018 | Articles, Books, Ireland
Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. His tales are easy to read, poetic even. Let the Great World Spin (2012) brought him international recognition and he has used his fame to create social change through storytelling. Here are ten more reasons why I recommend him.
by Judith Schurman | Feb 23, 2018 | Abbey Theatre, Articles, Festival News, Ireland, James Joyce, Theatre, Ulysses
Hello, fans of Ulysses! Do you want to see a play version of Joyce’s Ulysses in Montreal? Will it come to Montreal? The answer: It may be up to us and our enthusiasm for the project. Translation: Are we willing to do the work to make it happen?
by Judith Schurman | Sep 19, 2017 | Articles, Books
The Irish short-story writer and novelist William Trevor died last November. He was 88. His readers say he is one of the best writers ever, and with titles like How We Got Drunk on Cake, how can we resist giving him a place on our reading list? I had encountered Trevor’s work before, in The New Yorker, but reading a whole book of short stories makes a big difference. You really get to see the depth of his characterizations.
by Judith Schurman | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles, Bloomsday
On Thursday, June 15, 2017 Festival Bloomsday Montréal produced a dramatic reading of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) by James Joyce with actors Jan Gregory, Margaret Nicolai, Clive Brewer, and musicians Kathleen McAuliffe, soprano, and Natalia Davydova, pianist at the Atwater Library.
by Judith Schurman | Nov 8, 2016 | Archive
Champion and staunch supporter of Irish language and culture, Dr. Gus O’Gorman immediately came on board when David and I asked him about reviving the Bloomsday Festival here in Montreal in 2012. He and his friends had celebrated it for several years in Hurley’s Pub...
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