(AGENPARL) – mer 04 dicembre 2024 Unfortunately the launch is sold old. However, you can still purchase the book from the James Joyce Centre!
** Araby House, James Joyce and North Richmond Street by Dr. Michael Quinn
Buy for €15 (2 for €25)
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The launch of Araby House, James Joyce and all the Neighbours on North Richmond Street, Dublin, 1820-1998 by Dr. Michael Quinn this Friday is SOLD OUT.
Not to worry — you can still purchase a copy of the book! It is the perfect Christmas gift for Joyceans and all those with an interest in Dublin history. Copies are available for purchase in our gift shop and for shipping worldwide.
Since the 1800s, Araby House and North Richmond Street have been part of the built heritage of Dublin’s characterful north inner city neighbourhood. They have also been home to generations of citizens — some famous, many forgotten. Michael’s book demonstrates why out of all the streets that the Joyce family lived on, North Richmond Street and its environs commands the most attention in his great novels and short stories. At the same time, the study rescues from the dusty records of history dozens of other gallant women, men and children who lived, worked and played here.
Michael graduated from Maynooth University with a B.A. degree in local studies and a Ph.D for an international relations topic. In this work he has deployed his skills as a historian to investigate the historical context and semi-autobiographical nature of the short story ‘Araby’ in Joyce’s Dubliners, and in related aspects of Ulysses. Michael also leads, with fellow Joycean Billy Fitzpatrick, the popular Fr. John Conmee, S.J. Walking Tour every year on Bloomsday.
The book was first published privately during the Covid-19 pandemic by the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU), which is headquartered in none other than Araby House, and where Michael worked for a number of years prior to his retirement. It was republished in 2023 by the James Joyce Centre.
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