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James Joyce’s first novel, A Portrait of the Artist of a Young Man tells the story of Joyce’s own beginnings and his eventual awakening against his orthodox upbringing.Summary of the BookStephen Dedalus was born into an orthodox family, and he began his education in a simple Jesuit-run Clongowes Woo..

Joyce's first major work, written when he was only twenty-five, brought his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often defeated lives with unflinching realism. He writes of social decline, sexual desire and exploitation,..