PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG Author:DYLAN THOMAS THE "YOUNG DOG" OF THE TITLE IS OF COURSE THOMAS HIMSELF,AND THIS VOLUME OF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORIES BY THE GREAT MODERN POET, WHO DIED AT 39 WHILE ON HIS THIRD LECTURE TOUR IN THE USA, SHOWS HIS WAGGISH HUMOR AT ITS BEST, HIS EXUBERANCE AND VERBAL MAGIC IN SPECTACULAR DISPLAY.IT ALSO SHOWS HIM A SPINNER OF TALES AND A CREATOR OF MEMORABLE CHARA... more »CTERS.« less