A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man' is a semi-autobiographical novel by Irish author James Joyce, first published in serial form in 1914 and later as a book in 1916. It traces the intellectual and philosophical awakening of Stephen Dedalus, a character partly based on Joyce himself, as he rebels against the constraints of his Catholic upbringing and Irish nationality. The novel is notable for its innovative use of stream of consciousness, a narrative technique that seeks to depict the myriad thoughts and feelings passing through a character's mind. The work explores themes of identity, creativity, and the development of an artist