James Joyce Feldkirch railway station



james joyce quote display in feldkirch station concourse.


joyce had travelled through feldkirch train in 1915. due world war i, had been considered enemy alien in home town of trieste, which, @ time, part of austria-hungary. influential friends, had obtained permission leave austria-hungary, partner nora barnacle , 2 shared children, , travel zürich. meanwhile, brother stanislaus joyce arrested in trieste , detained until end of war.


during border control checks @ feldkirch, train on joyce , barnacle travelling boarded, , passengers inspected officials; joyce escaped arrest whisker. if joyce had been arrested then, have been unable write ulysses in present form, , explains famous comment jolas.


at end of 2001, Öbb replaced plaque mounted feldkirch culture circle above ticket counters on bloomsday 1994 particularly clear , conspicuous presentation of joycean literary quotation. Öbb has contributed popularization , dissemination of decades-long hidden incident.









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