Ulysses Reading Group

The Ulysses readings with Fritz Senn are held on Thursdays 5-6 pm at the Zurich James Joyce Foundation, Augustinergasse 9, 8001 Zurich. 

Updates about the group's progress are given on this site (see below). 

New readers are always welcome! There is no need to sign up. Simply drop in with your own copy of the book, if you have one. 

The reading groups are sponsored by the Friends of the Foundation so that they can be held free of charge. To contact the Friends or become a supporting member please email friends@joycefoundation.ch.

Thursday, 26 June 2025 (7.614)

The last reading stopped just before the headline “YOU CAN DO IT!” (7.614).

The numbers in 7.614 refer to the place in the text edited by Hans Walter Gabler (7 = chapter number; 614 = line number).

Penguin (1992): p. 171

Thursday, 19 June 2025 (7.326)

The last reading stopped just before the headline “HIS NATIVE DORIC” (7.326).

The numbers in 7.326 refer to the place in the text edited by Hans Walter Gabler (7 = chapter number; 326 = line number).

Penguin (1992): p. 160, second line

Thursday, 12 June 2025 (7.60)

The last reading finished “Hades” and started “Aeolus” (chapter 7), stopping at the two lines from the opera Martha:

Co-ome thou lost one,

Co-ome thou dear one. (7.60)

The numbers in 7.60 refer to the place in the text edited by Hans Walter Gabler (7 = chapter number; 60 = line number)

Penguin (1992): p. 149, last third of the page

Thursday, 5 June 2025 (6.901)

The last reading stopped at “Good Lord, what became of him?” (6.901)

The numbers in 6.901 refer to the place in the text edited by Hans Walter Gabler (6 = chapter number; 901 = line number)

Penguin (1992): p. 142, at ca. one third of the page