Dylan Thomas: A Biography

New York: The Dial Press, 1977. First U.S.A. Printing stated. Book remains BOMC Edition. Few poets have exited such extremes of admiration and hostility as Dylan Thomas, the Welshman who was perhaps the greatest lyric poet of our century. He lived in poverty despite his considerable income and shocked his public with his love affairs and drinking while demanding recognition as an artist. Paul Ferris's authoritive biography is based on a wealth of previously unpublished material (including two poems) gathered by the author in more than two hundred interviews and extensive research in Britain and America. In his beautifully written narrative Mr. Ferris gives us new insight into Thomas's childhood and adolescence, his arrival on the London literary scene, his marriage to Caitlin MacNamara, his wartime career as a film writer, his visits to the U.S.A., and his death. This work has been justly hailed in England as the definitive Thomas biography, a gold mine for scholars as well as for the general reader. Introduction, fourteen chapters, Postscript, Appendix, Notes, Bibliography, a list of illustrations and index provided. The section of illustrations are b/w photographs on heavier semi-gloss stock. 399 pp include index. Name to ffep. A respectable copy.. ISBN: 0-8037-1947-7. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Biography + British Literature + Poets + Literary Biography + Welsh Poet + Poetry. Catalogs: Literature.