A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is semi-autobiographical, following Joyce’s fictional alter-ego through his artistic awakening. The young artist Steven Dedelus begins to rebel against the Irish Catholic dogma of his childhood and discover the great philosophers and artists. He follows his artistic calling to the continent.As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.