Overview

Paris, France, February 2, 1922. The novel Ulysses, by Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941), is published by US poet Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), owner of the small bookstore Shakespeare & Co. The book, whose writing consumed seven years of Joyce's life, years in which his family was in financial need, would have a profound and unprecedented impact on 20th century literature and culture.

Genres

Cast

Ann Skelly

Self - Narrator (voice)

Peter Coonan

Mark Doherty

Olga Wehrly

Michael Collins

Self - Politician (archive footage)