James Joyce’s Classic: FINNEGANS WAKE - Explore the Making of the Audiobook

Irish actors Barry McGovern and Marcella Riordan bring to life the world of this James Joyce classic. Hear short readings and join in for this discussion with the producer Roger Marsh about the production and the importance of music in bringing it all together. AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb also takes viewer questions.
Celebrated in conjunction with Bloomsday 2021 and the Joyce Centre. Sponsored by Naxos AudioBooks.

[@YellowTroutLily]

this was an excellent discussion to listen to as an intro to FW! Thank you

[@robertmayfield8746]

This book is funny to read.

[@chuckkespert353]

Great work. Great service.

[@tedsexton5406]

The story at the 48 min mark: "Come indoor," on page 257 of the Wake. This is what (we think) Beckett was referring to.

[@guitaoist]

Im still listening but am amazed that anyone could even pronounce half of the words in FW. I finished FW in 2012 after a full year but am picking it up again BECAUSE there is now an accessible audiobook, plus i have the new “Restored” 2013 edition so it’s technically a “new read”. Amazing video and thanks for all the hard work and patience put into this!

[@guitaoist]

FW is similar to reading religious texts, faith is required first-off in order to understand or figure out the patterns presented, and then afterwards you can see the big picture, normal readers want a cut and past plot, Joyce is the most artistic representation of the middle finger to date

[@guitaoist]

Wow the song at 37:50 was amazing, i play music but still didnt know how the text corresponded to the notes and am utterly impressed… again

[@guitaoist]

Beckett: “Joyce tried to put everything in, I tried to keep everything out.” Mind blown :) and Beckett’s minimalist nihilist style totally explains that, vs Joyces life affirming over extravagant language

[@guitaoist]

I loved McGovern in Waiting for Godot so its nice hearing a familiar voice

[@guitaoist]

Ps, I finished Ulysses a second time and planned to finish it on its 100th anniversary 2/2/22 and i did get to accomplish that and should get some nerd street cred :)

[@MCLUHANVIDEOS]

kzbin.info/aero/PLGyJ9dApKedRLKYgp0uYIFEwk8f8cOACI&si=08TAUtt5kVECC4iQ Finnegans Wake Playlist

[@thespiritofhegel3487]

'Say, baroun lousadoor, who in hallhagal wrote the durn thing anyhow?' - Finnegans Wake, Book 1, Episode 5. Hagal = Hegel.

[@ryan.1990]

That irish old fella looks a bit like JJ!

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

Reading Finnegans Wake is like reading a very high level mathematics book, you need to put in a comparable amount of work. There is nothing similar in the humanities.