A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Penguin Popular Classics) Joyce, James Summary The chronicle of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and young offers an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. The chronicle of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and young offers an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce. Exuberantly inventive, this coming-of-age story is a tour de force of style and technique. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 288 pages · Paperback By Joyce, James Details ISBN: 9780140622300 Author: Joyce, James Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Language: English Publication date: 25 April 1996 Condition: Used – Good About the authors Joyce, James and James Joyce · Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK) More about this book Reviews Strongly autobiographical and exuberently inventive in its style, Joyce's great novel charts the Dublin childhood and youth of Stephen Dedalus.