A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Authors: James Joyce, Hans Walter Gabler (Edited by), Dieter Fuchs (Introducer), Joseph O'Connor (Introducer) Publisher: Penguin Books Edition: 1 Publish Year: 2022 Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of beauty, and reaches for independence and the life of an artist.