Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · Jun 15 #BloomsDay. On 10 June 1904 Nora Barnacle first met James Joyce while walking in Nassau St. Dublin. He was supposedly so attracted to her that he walked up and presented himself. Their second meeting was on 16th June, the date immortalised by Joyce in 'Ulysses'. www.dib.ie/biography/ba... #DIBLives
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And she reportedly gave him a handy on that date. Which is now celebrated in Dublin.
Happy #Bloomsday! I've spent many a June 16 hawking my novel that spins out of the story of James Joyce's daughter, Lucia. A literary mystery Kirkus called "A richly textured and deeply felt tale of life and tragedy turned into art." www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...