All that Joyce - Zoran Paunović (ed.): Trails of Ulysses: Echoes of James Joyce's work in Serbian literature, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Branch of SASA in Novi Sad, 2023

Among the literary anniversaries in 2022, the centenary of Joyce's Ulysses stands out in particular.On February 2 nd of that year, a full century passed since the publication of the first complete edition of one of the most influential novels of the 20 th century.This significant literary anniversary in the Serbian cultural context was marked by a series of events: "Bloomsday" celebrations at the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade, literary evenings, and television programs dedicated to Ulysses, as well as the publication of Novica Mili's book 100 Odiseja (i no vie).The most relevant academic contribution to the celebration of this anniversary was the roundtable "Trails of Ulysses: Echoes of James Joyce's Work in Serbian Literature", held on "Bloomsday" in the ceremonial hall of the SASA Branch in Novi Sad.A collected volume emerged from these presentations, edited by Zoran Paunovi, Corresponding Member of SASA and professor at the University of Novi Sad.Paunovi was the first to translate Ulysses into Serbian 1 .The first translation in the Serbo-Croatian cultural context, by Zlatko Gorjan in 1957, was published in a pocket edition format, representing a distinctive interpretation of Joyce's novel.At present, Paunovi's translation, which also incorporates Joyce's subsequent corrections to the text, is the most widely available among Serbian readers, and its value can be compared to the existing Croatian translations.The first text in the volume, titled "The Topography of Mentality and Encyclopedic Narration in Oda manjem zlu by Voja olanovi: A Possible Joyce in Belgrade 2002" was written by Vladislava Gordi Petkovi.The author questions which aspects of Serbian literature reflect the nature of Joyce's text, assimilate his artistic intentions,