According to the British media reports such as " Guardian ", the grandson of Irish famous writer James Joyce donated the birthday telegram of the famous playwright Samuel Beckett to Joyce to Reading University . The telegram was received on Joyce's 49th birthday.
Beckett is the author of the famous novel "Waiting for Godot". In this telegram, Beckett blesses him: "Teems of times and happy returns." In addition to this telegram, Joyce's grandson Stephen James Joyce and his wife Solange donated many documents to the University of Reading, including photos of Stephen James Joyce and his wife at the wedding, and Beckett was also his best man. This donation is to commemorate the centenary of the publication of the groundbreaking novel Ulysses and the 140th anniversary of Joyce's birth.
Beckett's birthday telegram to Joyce. The picture comes from the official website of the University of Reading.
"Beckett's unusual birthday telegram to Joyce means that they are good friends. Beckett's cues in brief, sweet, playful language suggests that they both have the same sense of humor, which also shows Beckett's respect for the writer who greatly influenced his writing style." Dr. Mark Nixon, a researcher in English literature at the University of Reading and director of the Beckett International Foundation, said. "These donations confirm our conjecture about Beckett and Joyce's friendly relationship, and their private correspondence provides evidence for the close friendship between the two. The collection is priceless for scholars studying the two writers."
The University of Reading is home to the Beckett Collection. "It's great to put Beckett and Joyce's collection in the same place," Beckett's nephew Edward Beckett said. "These two writers are close friends and their families are close. It's a commendable achievement to put their text files together."
A large portion of the items donated by Joyce's grandson Stephen James Joyce and his wife Solange were unpublished letters, including letters from Beckett, Herbert George Wells, and Joyce's funder Harriet Shaw Weaver, a total of about 100 letters.
Mark Nixon said, "Two or three letters tell the story of Joyce's efforts to leave Vichy in 1940. For him, it was a very worrying period. At the end of 1940, he spent at least three months preparing documents to obtain a visa to leave France and enter Switzerland. A month later, Joyce passed away in Switzerland. The last thing Joyce did during his lifetime was to let his family leave Vichy France." Researchers have learned relatively little about Joyce's data in his later years.
Joyce's wedding photo with his wife. The picture comes from the official website of the University of Reading.
The documents donated by Joyce's grandson and his wife also include a copy of the poem "Ecce Puer" handwritten by Joyce to commemorate the birth of his grandson, and a gift from Joyce to his wife Nora. Mark Nixon believes that this is evidence of Joyce Lover. So many personal belongings and letters prove that Joyce is not only a literary giant, but also a family-friend.
The University of Reading intends to disclose these documents to scholars. "Joyce is a writer who has changed our perspective on the world, creativity and humanity. His letters, manuscripts and personal belongings deserve attention. We collect these collections not just to protect them, but to share them," said Professor Robert Van der Noet, vice president of the University of Reading.
reference link:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/feb/02/james-joyce-samuel-beckett-major-collection-donated-university,
https://www.theguardian.com /books/2022/feb/02/dear-mr-joyce-an-essay-by-edna-obrien,
https://www.dailyadvent.com/gb/news/be20f949fb50844fedfdee30963be87c-Major-collection-of-James-Joyce-docu ments-and-books-donated-to-university
https://www.pehalnews.in/major-collection-of-james-joyce-documents-and-books-donated-to-university/1599717/
https://bookstr.com/article/james-joyce-documents-donated-to-university-of-reading/
https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2022/University-News/James-Joyce-collection
Compilation | Xu Yuedong
editing | Qingqingzi
proofreading | Liu Jun
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