{"product_id":"a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-by-james-joyce-9781454954613","title":"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Joyce's deeply personal and \u003cem\u003emost memorable novel\u003c\/em\u003e (H. G. Wells) detailing the spiritual and artistic awakening of Stephen Dedalus, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square \u0026amp; Co. Signature Classics line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJames Joyce's semi-autobiographical first novel explores the author's own love-hate relationship with Ireland through Stephen Dedalus, Joyce's literary alter ego. Dedalus yearns to be an artist but must first overcome the aspects of Irish society, like school and the church, that he feels restrain his creativity and stifle his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoyce's use of experimental literary techniques, including stream of consciousness, is on full display in his first novel, which he further develops in his later works, \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFinnegan's Wake\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47371017715948,"sku":"9781454954613","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/198393482706.jpg?v=1773204349","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-by-james-joyce-9781454954613","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}