The Mookse & the Gripes
The Mookse & the Gripes by James Joyce is an illustrated edition published by Lilliput Press in 2018, featuring 112 pages in English. This work presents a unique and humorous retelling of Aesop’s fable “The Fox and the Grapes,” as interpreted through Joyce’s classic, Finnegans Wake. The edition includes over one hundred full-color illustrations by Irish artist Thomas McNally, each inspired by a line from the fable, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the text.
Readers will find that this edition serves as a comedic entry point into the complexities of Finnegans Wake, making it more accessible to a wider audience. Alongside the illustrations, the book contains an introduction by McNally and an essay by noted Joyce scholar Fritz Senn, which provide additional context and insights into Joyce’s work. This illustrated edition aims to illuminate the richness and humor embedded within Joyce’s narrative, appealing to both newcomers and those familiar with his literary contributions.
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Finnegans Wake is often described as one of the most impenetrable literary works ever written, but great riches and humour bubble beneath its opaque surface for all to enjoy. The Mookse and the Gripes is the peculiar and hilarious re-telling of Aesop’s ancient fable of ‘The Fox and the Grapes’, as presented in Joyce’s 1939 classic. This sequel to The Ondt & the Gracehoper (Lilliput, 2014) by Irish artist Th omas McNally features over one hundred full colour illustrations. Each one is based on a line from the fable and helps to interpret and illuminate the work. Almost eighty years on from the original publication, this illustrated edition of Joyce’s fable off ers to readers a comedic, much needed entry-point into Finnegans Wake, and to its appreciation. The book also contains an introduction by McNally and an essay by great European Joyce scholar, Fritz Senn, providing further guidance to readers in their exploration of Joyce’s masterwork.
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