| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Contributor(s): Joyce, James (Author), Norton, Jim (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094014346 ISBN-13: 9781094014340 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fictionalized portrait of James Joyce's youth is one of the most vivid accounts of the growth from childhood to adulthood. Early twentieth-century Dublin provides the backdrop as Stephen Dedalus moves from town and society towards the irrevocable decision to leave. This decision, made by Joyce himself, resulted in the mature novels Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is read unabridged by the incomparable Joyce expert Jim Norton. |
Contributor Bio(s): Norton, Jim: - Jim Norton, one of Ireland's leading actors, has worked regularly on Joycean topics--and particularly Ulysses--during his long career. Born and brought up in Dublin, he spent his early acting years in Irish radio and quickly moved on to film, television, and theater. Norton won a 2007 Olivier Award and a 2008 Tony Award for The Seafarer and has appeared in The Weir, for which he was nominated for a Tony; Finian's Rainbow; Juno and the Paycock; Dublin Carol; and Port Authority, among many others acclaimed stage productions. Film appearances include Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Water for Elephants, Straw Dogs, Hidden Agenda, Driving Lessons, and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Norton has also recorded many audiobooks and the complete works of James Joyce for Naxos AudioBooks, which won a Sony Award. Joyce, James: - James Joyce was born in Dublin on 2 February 1882, the eldest of ten children in a family which, after brief prosperity, collapsed into poverty. He was none the less educated at the best Jesuit schools and then at University College, Dublin, and displayed considerable academic and literary ability. Although he spent most of his adult life outside Ireland, Joyce's psychological and fictional universe is firmly rooted in his native Dublin, the city which provides the settings and much of the subject matter for all his fiction. He is best known for his landmark novel Ulysses (1922) and its controversial successor Finnegans Wake (1939), as well as the short story collection Dubliners (1914) and the semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). James Joyce died in Zürich, on 13 January 1941. |