For the first time, Bloomsday is happening in Lagos.

This is the celebration of James Joyce’s work, which happens annually around the world on June 16, the day that his seminal novel Ulysses takes place in 1904.

This year’s event is hosted by the Irish Embassy in Lagos. It will be online.

The event will feature a conversation between Dr. Adrian Paterson and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, and moderated by Àdùkẹ́ Gomez, focusing on the theme of isolation and the links between the work of Joyce and that of Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wọlé Ṣóyínká.

Source: Irish Embassy Twitter.