A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Joyce’s groundbreaking coming-of-age novel follows Stephen Dedalus from childhood to artistic awakening in turn-of-the-century Dublin. Written in a bold modernist style, it explores faith, family, and the pull of art versus convention—making it a cornerstone of 20th-century literature.

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Paperback, 1992