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Presenting the life of one of 20th century English literature's greatest poets, this is a hilarious story of a singular man. Here the author unearths the story of R.S. Thomas's life, and that of his household - one both comic, absurd and touching.
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About the Author
Byron Rogers is a Welsh journalist, essayist and biographer. He has contributed to The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian, and was once a speech writer for the Prince of Wales. He is also author of seven books published by Aurum, including: An Audience With an Elephant, one of several collections of his journalism; The Man Who Went into the West, a critically acclaimed biography of the iconic twentieth century Welsh poet, R. S. Thomas, which was awarded the James Tait Black Prize for Biography in 2007; and The Last Englishman, a biography of the quintessential Englishman and celebrated novelist J.L. Carr. Me: The Authorised Biography, was published in 2009. His most recent book is Three Journeys. He currently lives in Northamptonshire and Carmarthen.
Review
'A biography touched by genius' -- Craig Brown Mail on Sunday 'A masterpiece' Daily Express 'Byron Rogers' lively and affectionate biography... is unexpectedly, even riotously funny... Warm, perceptive, ruthless, gossipy and admiring' -- Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury The Sunday Times 'This book ought to win every award for which it is eligible' -- Andrew Martin Sunday Telegraph
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- PublisherAurum Press Ltd
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1845132505
- ISBN 13 9781845132507
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages350
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