Rachel Redford

To appreciate Finnegans Wake you must hear its sounds and rhythms

The astonishing musicality of Joyce’s difficult work is brought out delightfully by Barry McGovern and Marcella Riordan in the first ever unabridged recording

Joyce’s decade-long problems with failing eyesight may lie behind the astonishing musicality of Finnegans Wake [Bridgeman images]
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  • Finnegans Wake

    ames Joyce, read by Barry McGovern, with Marcella Riordan

    Naxos AudioBooks, unabridged, £49

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