On 16 June, Dublin and literature lovers celebrate Bloomsday in honour of Irish writer James Joyce and his 900-page ‘Ulysses’. Since 1954, people have travelled to Ireland's capital to attend readings in places mentioned throughout the book and dress in early 20th-century fashion.

The novel follows the life of three Dubliners (including Leopold Bloom) on 16 June 1904 with constant parallels being drawn to the Greek epic poem ‘The Odyssey’. Aside from this inspiration, it is mainly revered due to its use of the stream of consciousness technique, a narrative device that attempts to give the faithful written equivalent of a character’s thought process. To make it simple, ‘Ulysses’ is the most successful attempt to truly give the impression you are into the characters’ heads. This novel and others, through their work on language, have made James Joyce one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.