Akhmatova's "Fragments"

[Jennifer J. Ryan]

Dear SEELANGers:

I am researching Anna Akhmatova's cycle "Cherepki" (Fragments) and am
trying to track down the source of her epigraph to the work: "You cannot
leave your mother an orphan." (James Joyce). Does anyone know in which
novel this quotation appears?  The original context?  I'm pretty sure it's
from "Ulysses," but then again, Akhmatova was famous for modifying
citations and their sources for her epigraphs.

Many thanks!

--Jennifer



Jennifer Ryan

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