A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
0.1939Canon Score · ranked #89 all time
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About the book
Stephen Dedalus grows up in Dublin, feeling different from the other boys. His childhood and adolescence are shaped by bullying, his father's weaknesses and the growing realization that in order to make his way in the world he must reject a conventional life and boecome an artist.
Why it ranks #89
Every list on which A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #36 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #64 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |