An online store dedicated to inspiring Buddha statues, art,
jewelry, malas and more. All of the narrative action in James
Joyce's monsterpiece of a novel Ulysses takes place on a single
day—June 16, 1904—to commemorate the day that Joyce met his
wife, Nora Barnacle. Today, fans of the book celebrate that date
as Bloomsday. Ulysses is a book of limitless possibility. Joyce
spent seven years writing it, who knows how long researching it,
and once famously told a friend, "In Ulysses I have seen life
clearly, I think, and as a whole." Ulysses is made to be
explored by a variety of perspectives. The layering of stories
that create open space for interpretation, the conflicting
voices throughout the narration—it should be approached from
multiple angles. If it’s a book about life “as a whole” then how
can you do anything other than discuss what can’t possibly be
figured out absolutely? How could we ever close the book on
interpretation? Anyway, the question on this Bloomsday is: What
was Joyce's contact with Buddhi