{"product_id":"2026100012109-secondhand-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-dog","title":"Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Dog","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a boy from the coal-dusted streets of Swansea begins to see the world through the electrifying lens of a poet's imagination? Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is Dylan Thomas's semi-autobiographical collection of ten short stories, chronicling his formative years growing up in Wales — from sunlit childhood escapades in the countryside to the smoky pubs and eccentric characters of his adolescent city life. Infused with warmth, wit, and a sharp eye for the absurdity of human nature, the stories trace a young man's awakening to art, desire, and the intoxicating power of language.\n\nThomas writes with a lyricism that is entirely his own — rich, rhythmic, and shot through with humour — transforming the mundane details of provincial Welsh life into something mythic and luminous. The title, a playful nod to James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, signals Thomas's literary ambitions while also winking at his own irreverence. Celebrated as one of the finest collections of the twentieth century, this work remains an essential gateway into the mind of one of the English language's most gloriously gifted voices — and leaves the reader wondering just how much of the dog was always in the man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070623875291,"sku":"2026100012109-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4d4449ab-924c-45cd-ab31-920812c0a7cf.png?v=1794188175","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012109-secondhand-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-dog","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}