Breach of All Size : Small Stories on Ulysses Love and Venice

This book bridges two anniversaries. Ulysses by James Joyce was published in 1922. Venice was founded in 421. The title Breach of All Size is Joyces pun on Venice landmark Bridge of Sighs but could as easily describe his sprawling modernist classic, which clocks in at 265,222 words.

To celebrate both anniversaries, 36 Aotearoa writers were asked to write love stories set in Venice and inspired by words from Ulysses, but to steer the opposite course and keep them short. How short? 421 words, of course.

Featuring stories by:

Anita Arlov

Ben Brown

Diane Brown

Gina Cole

Rijula Das

Lynley Edmeades

Alison Glenny

Trish Gribben

Jordan Hamel

Jenna Heller

Lloyd Jones

Anne Kennedy

Erik Kennedy

Fiona Kidman Kerry Lane

Wes Lee

Renee Liang

Emer Lyons

Becky Manawatu

S J Mannion

Selina Tusitala Marsh

Paula Morris

Emma Neale

James Norcliffe

Karen Phillips

Patrick Pink

Sudha Rao

Rene

Harry Ricketts

Jack Ross

Tracey Slaughter

Apirana Taylor

Catherine Trundle

Hester Ullyart

Ian Wedde

Sophia Wilson