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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows the early life and intellectual awakening of Stephen Dedalus. Set in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century, the story explores themes of identity, religion, and the role of the artist through Stephen's eyes as he grows from boyhood to young adulthood. This work captures his journey of self-discovery and rebellion against societal and familial expectations.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate deeply introspective narratives that explore a young man's journey towards artistic self-discovery and personal growth. With its rich, innovative language and exploration of identity and freedom, it may appeal to those who enjoy literary fiction that delves into the complexities of the human experience.

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Both an insight into James Joyce's life and childhood, this novel is about sexual awakening, religious rebellion and the essential search for voice and meaning that every nascent artist must face in order to fully come into themselves.

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The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claims of family, religion and Ireland itself, is also an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce and a universal testament to the artist's 'eternal imagination'.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141182667

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 February 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 268g

Pages: 384

About the Author

James Joyce was born in Dublin in 1882, but exiled himself to Paris at twenty as a rebellion against his upbringing. He only returned to Ireland briefly from the Continent but Dublin was at heart of his greatest works, Ulysees and Finnegans Wake. He lived in poverty until the last ten years of his life and was plagued by near blindness and the grief of his daughter's insanity. He died in 1941.

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