Zürich James Joyce Foundation
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The Zürich James Joyce Foundation (ZJJF; German: Zürcher James Joyce-Stiftung) cultivates the memory of the life and work of the Irish writer James Joyce as well as his special relationship with Zürich, where he spent decisive years of his life, died in 1941 and was buried.[3][4][5]
Zürcher James Joyce-Stiftung | |
Established | 9 May 1985 (1985-05-09) |
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Location | Augustinergasse 9, Strauhof [de], Zürich 8001, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47.3716944°N 8.5400306°E / 47.3716944; 8.5400306 |
Visitors | 2,000–3,000 per year[2] |
Founder |
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Director | Fritz Senn |
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Website | joycefoundation |
The Zürich James Joyce Foundation, headed by the eminent Swiss Joycean scholar Fritz Senn[6] and supervised by curators Ruth Frehner and Ursula Zeller, is an archive, documentation center, specialized library, literary museum, as well as a meeting place for researchers and reading groups, and has established itself as an essential European Joyce research site through numerous scholarly activities.[7][8][9]
Thanks to its extensive collection of thematic materials and numerous scholarly events held under its auspices, the Foundation has established itself as one of the leading European centers for the study of the biography and creative heritage of the classic of modernist literature.[10]