James Joyce monument — Attraction in Grad Pula

JAMES JOYCE – with full name James Augustine Aloysius Joyce, Irish poet, short story writer and novelist, is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century and pioneer of free written expression. Joyce is certainly most famous for his innovative modern prose style, particulary the narrative technique known as the stream of consciousness. He was born in Dublin (Ireland) in 1882, and died in Zuerich (Switzerland) in 1941. His most renowned works are the short stories “Dubliners”, the novels “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man”, “Ulysses”, and “Finnegans Wake”, and the collection of poetry “Chamber Music”. The memory of James Joyce in Pula is breathed near the old Roman Arch of the Sergi at the Portarata Square in the coffe bar “Uliks” (Ulysses), just a few steps from the memorial tablet placed on the building where James Joyce taught the English language. Today, the bronze James Joyce is sitting by the table at the small terrace of Uliks coffee bar, waiting for the ordered espresso or a glass of Istrian Terran, having a break after strolling Pula at the start of a new century… James Joyce has been sculptured in bronze by Mate Čvrljak, the sculptorfrom Labin and a representative of the contemporary Croatian sculptural arts. In the tourist town with the magnificient amphitheatre Arena, taking a photograph with Joyce in Pula is a part of everyday occurence...

Pomnik Jamesa Joyce’a w Puli to raczej ciekawostka niż duża atrakcja turystyczna, ale dla fanów literatury może być wart odwiedzenia. Figura przedstawia znanego pisarza w charakterystycznej pozie i przypomina o jego krótkim pobycie w tym mieście, gdzie uczył języka angielskiego. Sam pomnik stoi w urokliwej części miasta, tuż obok kawiarni Uliks, której nazwa nawiązuje oczywiście do jego najbardziej znanego dzieła. Całość ma swój klimat i jest dobrym miejscem na krótką przerwę podczas spaceru po centrum. Pomnik nie jest duży ani szczególnie efektowny, ale ma znaczenie symboliczne i dodaje Puli nuty literackiej historii. Jeśli ktoś interesuje się Joyce’em albo po prostu lubi odkrywać mniej oczywiste miejsca, to warto zatrzymać się tu na chwilę i...

This statue made we search more about this Irish novelist. He was an important writer whose books are read today. Here you can take selfies with the statue and enjoy a cup of coffee in a table next...