Ulysse, the French language edition of James Joyce's Ulysses was published by Adrienne Monnier's La maison des Amis des Livres in Paris in 1929. It was translated from English by Auguste Morel and Stuart Gilbert.
Photograph of James Joyce from the article in La Liberté
In this review of the book from the French newspaper, La Liberté, from 29 April 1929, Roger Kemp is full of praise. "Elle est admirable de précision, de vie, de couleur...". He ends the review by saying "La publication d'Ulysse est une belle entreprise", before congratulating the publisher for undertaking its publication. Read the review in full here on the Gallica website.
Ulysses is set on 16 June 1904. It charts the progress of Leopold Bloom through the streets of Dublin from 8am to around 3am the following day. 16 June is now known as Bloomsday. Happy Bloomsday!
Review of Ulysse from La Liberté 22 April 1929.
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