Discover James Joyce's impressionistic portrait of a young man finding his artistic voice in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,reissued to coincide with 100 years since the first publication of his epic masterpiece,Ulysses EDITED BY HANS WALTER GABLER; WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY DR DIETER FUCHS AND JOSEPH O'CONNORAgainst 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.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099573159Number of pages: 288Weight: 202 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
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'Joyce's depiction of the early Dublin life of Stephen Dedalus towers over modern literature,providing a stylistic blueprint and creative touchstone for artists young and old.'- The Guardian
'It's damn well written.'- Ezra Pound
'There is nothing more vivid or beautiful in all Joyce's writing. It has the searing clarity of truth...but is rich with myth and symbol.'-Sunday Times
'James Joyce is my favourite novelist...Once I had read (this) I knew that I could never create anything that even came close to Joyce's magic - James Patterson.'-Sunday Express
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