Bloomsday | »Schließ deine Augen und schau«

In the organizer's words:

This year - for once - the focus will not be on our patron saint Leopold Bloom; but don't worry: everything will remain within the family, so to speak. Just as the first cantos in Homer's exemplary Odyssey are dedicated to Odysseus' son Telemachus, the introductory chapters of Ulysses are also dedicated to the young Stephen Dedalus.

We see Stephen Dedalus having a bachelor's breakfast in Dublin's Martello Tower, teaching at Mr. Deasy's school in Dalkey and finally monologuing inwardly on the beach at Sandycove.

Heiko Postma will read and comment on a representative selection of the three chapters. And Robert Paterson, our bard from Belfast, will provide the musical accents, both vocally and instrumentally.

Our patron saint will once again come into his own when it comes to providing the Irish food: there will be the famous gorgonzola sandwiches with mustard à la Poldy Bloom! Slainte!

Heiko Postma has published biographies, reviews, radio features, lectures and translations. He lives as a freelance author, translator and publicist in Hanover.

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