Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Other Fiction Fiction and everything in between―showcase his

and everything in between―showcase his mastery of form and love for nature

and neither has he

all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins

And who might you become when you wake up

trees and pebbles

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Other Fiction Fiction and everything in between―showcase hisDylan Thomas Set in the author's native Swansea in South Wales, the ten autobiographical stories in this much loved collection chart his journey from boyhood movingly and at times comically evoked in tales such as 'The Peaches' and 'A Visit to Grandpa's' to early adulthood. Along the way, in 'Extraordinary Little Cough', among others, the vicissitudes of adolescence and a burgeoning sexuality are explored with characteristic tenderness and candour,