Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog by Dylan Thomas (English) Paperback Book

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Ten marvellously evocative short stories inspired by the events of Dylan Thomas' youth. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary.

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First the young schoolboy, gloriously immersed in make-believe in a shabby farmyard; then the budding poet with his thrilling friendships and dreams of fortune. Finally, the neophyte reporter roaming suburban Swansea for momentous material.In ten wonderfully evocative short stories, Dylan Thomas conveys the exuberance and enthusiasm of youth as he fictionalises events from his childhood. Adolescent sexuality and male friendship are two of the themes that pervade this collection, along with the more familiar topics of love, death and religion.

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10 evocative short stories inspired by the events of Dylan Thomas's youth; a young schoolboy playing make-believe in a shabby farmyard, a budding poet with dreams of fortune and a neophyte reporter roaming suburban Swansea. Reissued with a new look for the author's centenary.

Author Biography

Dylan Thomas, born in Swansea in 1914, is perhaps Wales' best-known writer, and celebrations throughout 2014 will mark the centenary of his birth. He is widely considered to be one of the major poets of the 20th century, and many of his greatest poems, such as 'Fern Hill' and 'Do not go gentle into that good night' remain among the nation's favourites. As well as poetry, Dylan Thomas wrote numerous short stories and scripts for film and radio - none more popular than his radio play Under Milk Wood, which is considered by many to be his masterpiece. He led a fascinating and tempestuous life, permeated by love affairs and reckless bouts of drinking, which led him to claim that he had beast, angel and madman within him. There have been several film adaptations of his fascinating life, which ended all too soon in 1953 when he collapsed and died in New York shortly after his 39th birthday. A memorial stone commemorating his life and work was unveiled in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey in 1982.

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Ten marvellously evocative short stories inspired by the events of Dylan Thomas' youth. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary.

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First the young schoolboy, gloriously immersed in make-believe in a shabby farmyard; then the budding poet with his thrilling friendships and dreams of fortune. Finally, the neophyte reporter roaming suburban Swansea for momentous material.In ten wonderfully evocative short stories, Dylan Thomas conveys the exuberance and enthusiasm of youth as he fictionalises events from his childhood. Adolescent sexuality and male friendship are two of the themes that pervade this collection, along with the more familiar topics of love, death and religion.

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Ten marvellously evocative short stories inspired by the events of Dylan Thomas' youth. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary.

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Considered by many to be among the finest collections of short stories written by any British author in the 20th century.

Details ISBN1780227272 Author Dylan Thomas Pages 144 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2014 ISBN-10 1780227272 ISBN-13 9781780227276 Format Paperback Publication Date 2014-05-08 Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1914 Death 1953 DEWEY 823.912 Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson Language English UK Release Date 2014-05-08 Audience General NZ Release Date 2014-05-26 AU Release Date 2014-05-26 We've got this

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