Monday 25 March 2024

Reading Groups

On site: Thursdays, 7-8.30 pm, Zurich James Joyce Foundation, Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zurich, hosted by Fritz Senn.

Online: Tuesdays, 7-8.30 pm, via Zoom, hosted by Dirk Vanderbeke. More information can be found at Tuesdayswake.

Updates about the Thursday group's progress will be given on this site (see below). 

New readers are always welcome! For the group that reads on site, there is no need to sign up. Simply drop in and bring your own copy of the book, if you have one. If you'd like to join the group that reads online, please contact the Zurich James Joyce Foundation at info@joycefoundation.ch to obtain access to Zoom.

The Friends of the Foundation support the reading groups so that they can be held free of charge. To contact them please email friends@joycefoundation.ch.

Saturday 23 March 2024

Thursday, 21 March 2024 (210.32)

Please note: There will be a reading on Maundy Thursday (Gründonnerstag), 28 March 2024.

The last reading stopped at: “Helen Arhone” (210.32)

With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

Sunday 17 March 2024

Thursday, 14 March 2024 (209.17)

The last reading stopped at: “I'll tale you true.” (209.17)

One favourite passage was:



From the Zurich James Joyce Foundation's gift shop:

Giant book peg




With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

“She had a clothespeg tight astride on her joki's nose” (208.22)

Monday 11 March 2024

Thursday, 7 March 2024 (208.5)

The last reading stopped at: “I say!” (208.5)

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

“Spitz on the iern while it's hot.” (207.21)

Monday 4 March 2024

Thursday, 29 February 2024 (206.2)

The last reading stopped at: “tympan crowders” (206.2)



With thanks to Antonia Fritz

Saturday 24 February 2024

Thursday, 22 February 2024 (204.36)

The last reading stopped at: “for she has sinned!” (204.36)


Source for image of woman wearing Batiste corset: here



With thanks to Christine O'Neill

“Baptiste me, father, for she has sinned!” (204.36)

Sunday 18 February 2024

Thursday, 15 February 2024 (203.12)

The last reading stopped at: “Cunn and Collin?” (203.12)

River Moy and the main lakes Lough Conn and Cullin


With thanks to Christine O'Neill


Saturday 10 February 2024

Tuesday 6 February 2024

Thursday, 1 February 2024 (199.23)

The last reading stopped at: “sieve” (199.23)

With thanks to Ron Ewart

Sunday 28 January 2024

Tuesday 23 January 2024

Award for Fritz Senn

Fritz Senn was awarded the “Presidential Distinguished Service Award” by Michael D. Higgins, president of Ireland, on Tuesday, 16 January 2024. 

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Announcement Irish Diaspora

Saturday 20 January 2024

Monday 15 January 2024

Saturday 6 January 2024

Thursday, 4 January 2024 (193.8)

The last reading stopped at: “solitary worm” (193.8)

One favourite passage was:


Here is an image for the same passage generated with AI:



“to teddyfy the life out of him” (191.23)

Saturday 23 December 2023

Thursday, 21 December 2023 (191.4)

The last reading stopped at: “Europasianised Afferyank!” (191.4)

Please note that there will be no reading between Christmas and New Year. The next reading will be held on Thursday, 4 January 2024.



With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

“Europasianised Afferyank!” (191.4)

Saturday 16 December 2023

Thursday, 14 December 2023 (189.27)

The last reading stopped at: “— groom” (189.27).

Please note that there will be no readings at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation between Christmas and New Year.

With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

Sunday 10 December 2023

Thursday, 7 December 2023 (188.14)

The last reading stopped at: “twosome twiminds” (188.14) 

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

“literally astundished” (188.3)

Monday 4 December 2023

Thursday, 30 November 2023 (187.1)

The last reading stopped at: “in he skittled” (187.1)

With thanks to Rahel Huwyler and Antonia Fritz

Sunday 26 November 2023

Thursday, 23 November 2023 (185.13)

The last reading stopped at: “his own damned cheek.” (185.13) 

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

“by the dodginess of his lentern” (184.17)

Saturday 18 November 2023

Thursday, 16 November 2023 (184.10)

The last reading stopped at: “himsel in furniture” (184.10)

Some favourite passages were:





With thanks to Rahel Huwyler and Frances Ilmberger


“fallen lucifers” (163.16)

“glass eyes for an eye, gloss teeth for a tooth” (183.36)

Saturday 11 November 2023

Thursday, 9 November 2023 (182.29)

The last reading stopped at: “unwhisperably so!” (182.29)

With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

Sunday 5 November 2023

Thursday, 2 November 2023 (181.26)

The last reading stopped at: “why a stunk, mister.” (181.26)

With thanks to Rahel Huwyler

Tuesday 31 October 2023

Thursday, 26 October 2023 (179.21)

The last reading stopped at: “loose past” (179.21)

With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

Monday 23 October 2023

Monday 16 October 2023

Thursday, 12 October 2023 (176.35)

The last reading stopped at: “a bedtick from Schwitzer's” (176.35)

With thanks to Frances and Rahel

Monday 9 October 2023

Thursday, 5 October 2023 (175.18)

The last reading stopped at the end of the poem with: 

chirps the Ballat of Perce-Oreille.” (175.18)

With thanks to Ron Ewart

Saturday 30 September 2023

Thursday, 28 September 2023 (174.4)

The last reading stopped at: “rigmarole.” (174.4)

With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

Monday 25 September 2023

Thursday, 21 September 2023 (172.26)

The last reading stopped at: “Inconvenient, David.” (172.26)

With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

Monday 18 September 2023

Thursday, 14 September 2023 (170.9)

The last reading stopped at: “to the winner.” (170.9)

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to Frances Ilmberger

“his little brothron and sweestureens” (170.4)

Saturday 9 September 2023

Thursday, 7 September 2023 (167.17)

The last reading stopped with: “the canting crew” (167.17)

With thanks to A.

Sunday 3 September 2023

Thursday, 31 August 2023 (165.32)

The last reading stopped at: “foolproof and pryperfect” (165.32)

With thanks to A.

Sunday 27 August 2023

Thursday, 24 August 2023 (164.20)

The last reading stopped at: lump of gold!” (164.20)

One favourite is:



With thanks to William Brockman

“the worthy old auberginiste”

Sunday 20 August 2023

Tuesday 18 July 2023

Thursday, 13 July 2023 (161.36)

The last reading stopped at: I'm beyond Caesar outnullused.” (161.36)

With thanks to Bill Brockman

Monday 10 July 2023

Thursday, 6 July 2023 (160.18)

The last reading stopped at: “Do, sweet Daniel!” 

With thanks to A.

Sunday 2 July 2023

Thursday, 29 June 2023 (159.5)

The last reading stopped at: “And Nuvoletta, a lass.” (159.5)

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to A.

“O! O! O! Par la pluie!” (158.23)

Saturday 24 June 2023

Thursday, 22 June 2023 (158.4)

The last reading stopped at: “wis pinefully obliviscent.” (158.4)

One favourite passage was:




With thanks to A.

Monday 19 June 2023

Saturday 10 June 2023

Tuesday 30 May 2023

Thursday, 25 May 2023 (154.6)

Please note: There will be no reading this coming Thursday, June 1, due to the Friends annual meeting. The next Finnegans Wake reading will be held on June 8.

The last reading stopped at: “A Gripes!” (154.6)

One favourite was:



Sunday 14 May 2023

Thursday, 11 May 2023 (152.34)

Please note: There will be no reading on Thursday, 18 May (Ascension Day). The next reading will be held on 25 May 2023.

The last reading stopped at: “every inch of an immortal.” (152.34)

Sunday 7 May 2023

Thursday, 4 May 2023 (151.24)

The last reading stopped at: “Tyro a toray!” (151.24)

With thanks to A.

Saturday 29 April 2023

Saturday 22 April 2023

Sunday 16 April 2023

Sunday 9 April 2023

Thursday, 6 April 2023 (145.20)

The last reading stopped at: “spill me swooning.” (145.20)

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to Frances Ilmberger


“my sighs in shockings” (144.21)

Monday 3 April 2023

Thursday, 30 March 2023 (144.13)

The last reading stopped at: “such is Spanish” (144.13)

One favourite passage was:





With thanks to Frances Ilmberger


“just becups they won the egg and spoon” (144.9)

Saturday 25 March 2023

Thursday, 23 March 2023 (143.2)

The last reading stopped at: “one man more.” (143.2)

With thanks to A.

Saturday 18 March 2023

Thursday, 16 March 2023 (141.33)

The last reading stopped at: “by me midden name Tik.”

With thanks to A.

Saturday 11 March 2023

Thursday, 9 March 2023 (140.36)

The last reading stopped at: “in the gaarden.” (140.36)

One favourite was:



“combarative embottled history” (140.33)

Saturday 4 March 2023

Thursday, 2 March 2023 (139.6)

The last reading stopped at: “in villas old as new” (139.6)

One favourite was:




With thanks to A.


“a larmsworth of salt” (137.35)

Monday 27 February 2023

Thursday, 23 February 2023 (137.33)

The last reading stopped at: “minds of jugoslaves” (137.33)

One favourite was:



With thanks to A.


“hires a towhorse to haul his shoes” (137.27)

Sunday 19 February 2023

Thursday, 16 February 2013 (136.26)

The last reading stopped at: middlishneck aged about” (136.26)

One favourite was:



With thanks to A.


“the song of sparrownotes on his stave of wires” (135.35)

Saturday 11 February 2023

Sunday 5 February 2023

Thursday, 2 February 2023 (134.9)

The last reading reading stopped at, “tre to uno tips the scale” (134.9) 

The opportunity to drink a generous toast to celebrate the writer's 141st birthday was not missed, of course.

With thanks to A.

Saturday 28 January 2023

Thursday, 26 January 2023 (133.29)

The last reading stopped at: “publicly to brigstoll” (133.29)

One favourite passage was:



With thanks to A.


“put to music by one shoebard” (133.26)

Saturday 21 January 2023

Thursday, 19 January 2023 (132.15)

The last reading stopped at: “Miraculone, Monstrucceleen” (132.15)



With thanks to Ron Ewart.

Monday 16 January 2023

Sunday 8 January 2023

Sunday 25 December 2022

Thursday, 22 December 2022 (128.19)

Please note: There will be no reading on 29 December. The next reading will be held on Thursday, 5 January 2023

The last reading stopped at: “he smokes at both ends” (128.19)

One favourite was:


With thanks to A.


“Cerisia Cerosia” (128.14)

Saturday 17 December 2022

Thursday, 15 December 2022 (127.17)

The last reading stopped at: “fraufrau's froufrous” (127.17) 



With thanks to A.

Sunday 11 December 2022

Sunday 4 December 2022

Thursday, 1 December 2022 (122.6)

The last reading stopped at: “a general amnesia of misnomering one's own” (122.6)

A couple of favourites were:

1



2



With thanks to A. for the update


Monday 28 November 2022

Thursday 17 November 2022

Reading cancelled (Nov 17)

Please note that the reading of Thursday, 17 November 2022 had to be cancelled at short notice. 

The next reading is scheduled for Thursday, 24 November.

Saturday 12 November 2022

Thursday, 10 November 2022 (116.24)

The last reading stopped at: “or your majesty” (116.24)

One favourite was:



Tuesday 8 November 2022

Thursday, 3 November 2022 (115.20)

The last reading stopped at: “where were you chaste me child?” (115.20)



Tuesday 1 November 2022

Friday 21 October 2022

Thursday, 20 October 2022 (112.27)

The last reading stopped at: “looked at literature.” (112.27)



With thanks to A.


“Biddy Doran looked at literature.” (112.27)


Sunday 16 October 2022

Thursday, 13 October 2022 (110.31)

The last reading stopped at: “his mistridden past.” (110.31)



With thanks to A.


Saturday 8 October 2022

Thursday, 6 October 2022 (108.28)

The last reading stopped at: “dinkum oil” (108.28)

One favourite was:




With thanks to Marion.


“plays touraloup with us in this Aludin's Cove” (108.27)


Sunday 2 October 2022

Thursday, 29 September 2022 (107.18)

The last reading stopped at: “flore to flore” (107.18)

one favourite was:



With thanks to Marion


“now frond of sugars, then lief of saults” (107.15)


Saturday 24 September 2022

Thursday, 22 September 2022 (106.24)


The last reading stopped at: “Howke Cotchme Eye” (106.24)


With thanks to Marion.

Sunday 18 September 2022

Thursday, 15 September 2022 (105.31)

The last reading stopped at: “Thee Steps Forward, Two Stops Back” (105.31)



With thanks to Marion.

Sunday 11 September 2022

Thursday, 8 September 2022 (104.20)

The last reading stopped at: “Zoo” (104.20)

 



“For Ark see Zoo” (104.19-20)

Monday 5 September 2022

Thursday, 1 September 2022 (102.20)

The last reading stopped at: “bulkis” (102.20)

One favourite was:




“specks on her eyeux” (102.12)

Sunday 28 August 2022

Thursday, 25 August 2022 (100.36)

The last reading stopped at: “fronds of Ulma!” (100.36)

One favourite was:


With thanks to Ron


“and then thirsty p.m.” (100.17)

Saturday 20 August 2022

Thursday, 18 August 2022 (99.25)

The last reading stopped at: “moliamordhar mansion” (99.25)

One favourite was: “Jams jarred.” (98.19)



With thanks to Ron and Marion.

Sunday 14 August 2022

Thursday, 11 August 2022 (98.17)

The last reading stopped at: “by the Maker.” (98.17)

Favourite passages were:

1

“the great shipping mogul and underlinen overlord.” (97.24)


and:



With thanks to Ron.


Saturday 30 July 2022

Thursday, 28 July 2022 (97.2)

Please note:

Due to the annual Workshop held at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation, there will be no reading next week, August 4. The next reading will take place on Thursday, 11 August 2022.

The last reading stopped at: “View!” (97.2)

One favourite passage was:



“the languish of flowers” (96.11)

Saturday 23 July 2022

Thursday, 21 July 2022 (96.6)

The last reading stopped at: “roes in the parik!” (96.3)



With thanks to Marion