{"product_id":"2026200012249-secondhand-james-joyce-the-years-of-growth-1882-1915","title":"James Joyce: The Years Of Growth 1882-1915","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the world knew Ulysses or Dubliners, there was a restless, ambitious young Irishman forging himself into one of the most revolutionary literary voices of the twentieth century. James Joyce: The Years of Growth 1882–1915 chronicles the formative decades of Joyce's life — from his birth in the Dublin suburbs through his turbulent education, his exile across Europe, and the early creative struggles that would ultimately reshape the English language. Peter Costello presents a meticulously researched portrait of the man behind the myth, tracing the social, political, and cultural currents of late Victorian and Edwardian Ireland that fed directly into Joyce's towering imagination.\n\nCostello's biography distinguishes itself through its richly textured historical detail, arguing that Joyce cannot be understood apart from the world that shaped — and ultimately expelled — him. Drawing on archival sources and period documents, the narrative illuminates the family tensions, Jesuit schooling, and bohemian poverty that sculpted the writer's singular aesthetic. Written with scholarly authority yet accessible prose, this account leaves readers on the threshold of Joyce's greatest achievements, acutely aware of just how hard-won that genius truly was.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130927522011,"sku":"2026200012249-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a40e9e9c-d0bd-4df2-98d2-8be3dcd3bb8a.png?v=1786592434","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012249-secondhand-james-joyce-the-years-of-growth-1882-1915","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}