James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the spiritual and intellectual awakening and rebellion of Stephen Dedalus against the conventions into which he was born. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was ranked by Modern Library as the third greatest English-language novel of the 20th century.Harper Perennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the Harper Perennial Classics collection to build your digital library.