Fully illustrated introduction to the life and writings of Dylan Thomas,
a writer and poet beloved not only in his native Wales but also in the
USA, where he toured extensively. Wild Welsh boy who roared through his
brief life; doomed poet who praised the fleeting beauty of youth and
innocence; sensitive, misunderstood artist: which of these images is
nearest to the real Dylan Thomas? This book offers new readers a taste
of the great writer's own words. Snippets from the poems, stories and
the acclaimed play Under Milk Wood - later made into a lyrical film
starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor - will leave you wanting to
read more. It is also a book of striking and memorable photographs: of
the places, the people and the experience of Wales which so influenced
Dylan. And at the center of the story is the man himself, aptly
described by his friend Vernon Watkins as 'the serious survivor of all
his myths'.