About the Book: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is Dylan Thomas’s beloved collection of loosely autobiographical short stories, tracing his journey from imaginative schoolboy to aspiring poet and penniless young journalist. Filled with warmth, humour and nostalgic melancholy, the stories capture the exuberance and uncertainty of youth while exploring love, death, religion, adolescent sexuality and male friendship. Drawing on Thomas’s own experiences and distinctive lyrical voice, this acclaimed collection offers an intimate portrait of the poet behind the legend and remains one of the twentieth century’s finest works of short fiction.