Portrait of the artist as a young dog /
Dylan Thomas ; introduced by Aeronwy Thomas
- London : Phoenix, 2001
- xix, 119 pages ; 19 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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 youth's exuberance and enthusiasm as he fictionalises childhood events. 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.