JTAA/0073

Original MS statement by James Joyce for Swiss authorities 1940

Joyce and his family left Paris in December 1939 after the outbreak of the war. They spent a year in St-Gérand-le-Puy near Vichy, attempting to arrange exit visas into neutral Switzerland, and finally left France on 14th December to travel to Zurich. Less than a month after their arrival Joyce died of a perforated ulcer. Given by Paul Ruggiero, 1966.

Year: 1940
Format: image/jpeg
Creator: James Joyce

Subject

Museum artefacts, James Joyce

License

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