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Article: How to get right to the end of Ulysses; Most people give up on James Joyce's great work after a few pages. Now, in time for the Bloomsday celebrations in honour of the author, Roger Marsh has produced a 22-CD recording of the novel. His aim, he says, is to turn a difficult read into an easy listen.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 14, 2004
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Byline: ROGER MARSH
TOWARDS the end of Ulysses, there is a wild and fantastic chapter set in the brothel area of Dublin, in which the main character, Leopold Bloom, comes to the rescue of the wayward and very drunk Stephen Dedalus. The whole chapter is set out as a play script, with detailed stage directions and more than 100 characters, including a horse, a gas-jet, a gramophone, King Edward VII and a whoremistress called Bella, who seems to change gender at will.
It's colourful stuff, but, like any script, it needs actors to really bring it to life.
Step up Jim Norton, an actor who has Joyce and Dublin ingrained in his soul.
And ...
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