{"product_id":"9781801104388","title":"The Book About Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo celebrate the centenary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, the most important literary work of the twentieth century, eighteen artists, writers and thinkers respond to an episode each of the great modernist text. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach essayist is an expert in one of the subjects treated in the novel, but what brings them together is a common love of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e considers the music-saturated Sirens episode and \u003cb\u003eDavid McWilliams\u003c\/b\u003e writes about the bigotry and violence of nationalism on display in Cyclops. Irish obstetrician \u003cb\u003eRhona Mahony\u003c\/b\u003e responds to Oxen and the Sun, set in a maternity hospital, journalist \u003cb\u003eLara Marlowe\u003c\/b\u003e examines the Aeolus episode, which takes place in a newspaper office, and Irish philosopher \u003cb\u003eRichard Kearney\u003c\/b\u003e reflects on the erudite musings of Stephen Dedalus as he walks along Sandymount strand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book About Everything\u003c\/i\u003e counters the perception of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e as the sole preserve of academics and instead showcases readers' responses to the book. It is a vivid, even eccentric collection, filled with life and Joycean spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"River Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Bloomsbury USA |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2024-04-15","offer_id":44652669599999,"sku":"9781801104388","price":36.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_748c793b-c648-4337-a7c2-cb3510396ab3.jpg?v=1704308400","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781801104388","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}