James Joyce (1882-1941)
Nora Barnacle (1884-1951)
The famous Irish writer James Joyce did not stay long in the same place. He was almost always on the move.
This pattern began when he was a child in Ireland, when his father moved the family from place to place, because he could not afford to pay the rent.
As an adult, with a wife (Nora) and two children (Giorgio and Lucia), James Joyce continued this pattern in different parts of continental Europe
The following timeline shows where James Joyce lived and worked during his life:
1882-1904 = Dublin, Ireland
1904-1915 = Trieste
1915-1919 = Zürich, Switzerland
1919-1920 = Trieste
1920-1940 = Paris, France
1940-1941 = Zürich, Switzerland
The long stay in Trieste was interrupted four times:
# 1. He was in Rome (Italy) from July 1906 to March 1907
# 2. He was in Ireland in July 1909 to present his son Giorgio to his family
# 3. He was in Ireland in October 1909 to open the first Irish cinema. He returned to Trieste in January 1910
# 4. He was in Ireland from July to September 1912
What kind of life did James Joyce have?
A short and precise answer to this question is:
He was almost always on the move.
REFERENCE
The World of James Joyce: His Life and Work
This documentary film premiered in 1982
** Consultant = Richard Ellmann
** Narrator = T. P. McKenna
** Producer and director – Sean O Mordha
** Run time = 115 minutes
This film is available on YouTube
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