Fighting to Save the Real-Life Pharmacy from ‘Ulysses’

Today, the entirely volunteer-run staff of Sweny’s uses the place to host readings of Joyce’s work in five different languages and to sell second-hand copies of Joyce’s work (and, of course, that famous lemon soap). And in turn, Sweny’s provides a place for writers and artists to meet, share ideas, and chat, while keeping Joyce’s work alive and out loud in the present day. The democratic community spirit and open-hearted use of public space at Sweny’s preserve something in the spirit of Dublin as well, something Joyce would have been moved to see in the city he so loved, but felt he had to leave.

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