Thursday, 26 November 2020

 The online reading session stopped at "He's reading his ruffs." (623.20)

There was some discussion about the sentence, Aloof is anoof (623.19). Though the meaning of aloof was naturally clear to everyone, we got stuck with the word anoof. It could not even be identified at first as being a real word. A bit of research showed that anoof is indeed a word, a word in arabic. It means someone who is steady, who cares for others. In fact it is just the opposite of aloof.

What does ALP mean when she says this? Does she mean to tell him that though she is aloof, she, in fact, is anoof?Your guess is as good as mine! This is after all Finnegans Wake.

Thursday, 19 November 2020

 The online reading session stopped at ". . . to ball you out." (622.24)

Thursday, 5 November 2020

NOTE: The Monday's reading group has not been coming together since the pandemic hit Switzerland. Since the last week of October 2020, some of us have been participating in the virtual reading sessions offered by the Foundation on Zoom. These Zoom sessions take place on Thursday evenings starting at 19.00h. Participation is by prior registration only. Contact the Foundation if interested. More information is available in the post dated Monday, 18 October 2020.

The reading on 5 November 2020 stopped at "But let them." (620.32)

To learn more about reading Finnegans Wake the article "Fritz Senn and Finnegans Wake" is highly recommended. The article which is actually a transcription of an interview with Fritz Senn is available here!