A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManA highly autobiographical tale of the growth of a young man's mind, and his striving for independence. With introductions by Dr Dieter Fuchs and Joseph O'Connor Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a manhis mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again. The bonds of family, tradition, nation, and religion transform from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of