Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Other Fiction Fiction His cousin

His cousin

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

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

so different from the one depicted in films and books

―Dan Santat

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog and Other Fiction Fiction His cousinDylan 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,