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Summary

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man tells the story of Stephen Dedalus, a boy growing up in Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century, as he gradually decides to cast off all his social, familial, and religious constraints to live a life devoted to the art of writing. As a young boy, Stephen's Catholic faith and Irish nationality heavily influence him. He attends a strict religious boarding school called Clongowes Wood College. At first, Stephen is lonely and homesick at the school, but as time passes he finds his place among the other boys. He enjoys his visits home, even though family tensions run high after the death of the Irish political leader Charles Stewart Parnell. This sensitive subject becomes the topic of a furious, politically charged argument over the family's Christmas dinner. This is James Joyce's first novel, the semi-autobiographical story of a young Irish boy who struggles with family, country, and religion to become an artist and a man. 
 
Produced by Macc Kay 
Production executive Avalon Giuliano 
ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano 
©2022 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) 2022 Eden Garret

Duration: about 9 hours (09:08:26)
Publishing date: 2022-05-12; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2022. Copyright Statment: —

• Contemporary Fiction
• Classics