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Dylan Thomas: the Biography New, New Sub edition
Paul Ferris
Dylan Thomas: the Biography New, New Sub edition
Paul Ferris
Mining new material, including personal letters from Thomas himself, Paul Ferris recounts the life of this tragic figure
"A hilarious, shocking, sad story...a brilliant book."
-Kingsley Amis
Dylan Thomas's life and work have made him a legendary figure in the decades since his death, amidst alcohol and debts, in New York at the age of thirty-nine. At the heart of his achievement are a few dozen poems and stories which, together with his "play for voices," Under Milk Wood, haunt the imagination and give his writing a broader appeal than he could have envisioned in his lifetime.
Consumed by his vocation as The Poet, ever doubting his own talent, Thomas spent much of life reflecting upon his own worth. But beyond his writing is the checkered figure of the man himself: often comic, at times in despair, always self-obsessed, in the end defeated by his own nature.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | March 3, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9781582430751 |
Publishers | Counterpoint |
Pages | 432 |
Dimensions | 162 × 35 × 239 mm · 816 g |
Language | English |
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