Sihl Limmat Confluence - Finnegans Wake - Zürich, Switzerland
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A plaque with two quotes from Finnegans Wake that reference this location that is said to have been one of Joyce's favorite locations.
Waymark Code: WMH3B2
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/15/2013
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James Joyce lived in Zürich between 1915 and 1919 and again after 1940 until he died in 1941, also his grave is in Zürich.
The northern end of Platzspitz park in Zürich where the two rivers Sihl and Limmat merge was one of James Joyce's favorite locations.
The enclosure wall at the confluence spot has a embedded metal ribbon with an inscription containing two quotes from Finnegans Wake:
Der Platzspitz, wo sich Sihl und Limmat vereinen, war ein Lieblingsort des irischen Autors James Joyce in seiner Zürcher Zeit (1915-1919). Die Namen flossen auch in sein Werk Finnegans Wake ein: "Yssel that the limmat?" und "legging a jig or so on the sihl"
(Platzspitz, where Sihl and Limmat merge, was a favorite location of the Irish Author James Joyce during his Zürich time (1915-1919). The names were also integrated in his oeuvre Finnegans Wake: "Yssel that the limmat?" and "legging a jig or so on the sihl")
Short Description: A park in Zürich at the confluence of the rivers Sihl and Limmat
Book Title: Finnegans Wake
Author's Name: James Joyce
Name of Waymarked Item: Platzspitz
Location of Item: Northern edge of the park
More Information:
"Finnegans Wake is a work of comic prose by Irish writer James Joyce, significant for its experimental style and resulting reputation as one of the most difficult works of fiction in the English language." (Wikipedia)
Admission Price?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: [Web Link]
First Year Published: Not listed
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