The Bronze Medal

A public reading from “The Dead” was due to take place in the tiny shop, but an unexpectedly large crowd and the presence of a film crew forced the event around the corner to the bar of the Montclare Hotel (itself a watering hole much frequented by Joyce in his youth). There, copies of “Dubliners” were handed out to everyone who showed up. The gathering was composed mainly of actual Dubliners, and it was lovely to hear the story being read aloud in the voices of the city it celebrates, on the date on which it is set—January 6th, the feast of the Epiphany. The reading was a reminder of what “public domain” actually means: Joyce’s work now belongs to the people.

— Mark O’Connell, Has James Joyce Been Set Free?

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