false 16419654 944691 7588 0142437344 9780142437346 804 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165636909m/7588.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165636909s/7588.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7588.A_Portrait_of_the_Artist_as_a_Young_Man 3.59 15006 A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, providing an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. At its center are questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationship of an artist to his family, culture, and race. Exuberantly inventive, this coming-of-age story is a tour de force of style and technique.]]> 5144 3.79 42694 3431 1916 0 0 false Tue Feb 26 10:11:11 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 12:28:41 -0700 2008