In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Each episode has its own literary style, and the journey of Odysseus is only one of many correspondences that add layers of meaning to the text.In a series of episodes covering the course of a single day, 16 June 1904, the novel traces the movements of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus through the streets of Dublin. Each episode has its own literary style, and the journey of Odysseus is only one of many correspondences that add layers of meaning to the text. Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.