Bloomsday: A Tragicomedy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781451579680)

David Lentz has written a stage adaptation of his novel, "Bloomsday: The Bostoniad," which brings to life in America the enduring epic poem of Homer's "Odyssey" and the rich, Irish saga of James Joyce's "Ulysses." Set on Father's Day of 1974 on the streets of Boston, the play connects the descendants of Leopold and Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus of Dublin. Lentz has published six literary novels, which strive to inform the genre with the proposition of innovative, literary styles: "For the Beauty of the Earth", "AmericA, Inc.", "Bloomsday", "Bourbon Street", "The Day Trader" and "The Silver King." In addition, he has published another stage play, "AmericA, Inc." and a volume of poetry, "Old Greenwich Odes." He is a Member of the Academy of American Poets. His collected works are published as "Essential Lentz." He has lived in Boston's Back Bay, the Garden District of New Orleans, Houston and Philadelphia's Main Line. Currently, he resides with his family in Greenwich, CT. Lentz has served as Bates College Alumnus-in-Admissions, Board of Directors of Healing the Children Northeast, Literacy Volunteers of America of Stamford/Greenwich, Volunteer in St. Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero, Midnight Run for New York City Homeless, JazzAid: New Orleans, St. Baldrick's Foundation for Children's Cancer Research, Hope + Heroes Foundation, Wave of Hope for Hurricane Katrina Relief and the Scholar Rescue Fund.