Ulysses

Read by Jim Norton with Marcella Riordan

abridged

Ulysses is one of the greatest literary works in the English language. In his remarkable tour de force, Joyce catalogues one day – June 16 1904 – in immense detail as Leopold Bloom wanders through Dublin, talking, observing, musing – and always remembering Molly, his passionate, wayward wife. Set in the shadow of Homer’s Odyssey, internal thoughts – Joyce’s famous stream of consciousness – give physical reality extra colour and perspective. Though Ulysses is widely regarded as a ‘difficult’ novel, this fresh and lively reading shows its comic genius as well as its great moments of poignancy, making it more accessible than ever before. The recorded text is taken from the 1937 Bodley Head edition.

Running Time: 4 h 49 m

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Digital ISBN:	978-962-954-596-3
Cat. no.:	NA401112
Download size:	71 MB
BISAC:	FIC004000
Released:	September 2000

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Jim Norton, one of Ireland’s leading actors, has worked regularly on Joycean topics, and particularly Ulysses, during his long career in film, television, radio and theatre. Born and brought up in Dublin, he spent his early acting years in Irish radio. He now divides his time between London and Hollywood – where, among his many parts, has been the role of Einstein on the popular TV serial Star Trek. He has also recorded Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence and Ulysses for Naxos AudioBooks.

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Marcella Riordan

Marcella Riordan began her career at The Abbey School in Dublin and has worked in theatres all over Ireland and the UK, including Druid Theatre and Lyric (Belfast). She has worked extensively on BBC Radio and RTÉ. Her previous work on James Joyce text includes playing Gerty McDowell in Anthony Burgess’s Blooms of Dublin (BBC/RTÉ), Zoe in Ulysses (RTÉ) and Molly Bloom for Naxos AudioBooks’s recording of Ulysses. She was awarded Best Actress for her portrayal of Nancy in the BBC Radio play The Old Jest. Her film and TV work includes playing the lead role in The Long March, a BBC play about the deaths of 10 Republican prisoners on hunger strike.

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James Joyce

Ulysses

Read by Jim Norton with Marcella Riordan

abridged

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