Book description
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 United States, shows his waggish humor at its best, his exuberance and verbal magic in spectacular…
Why read it?
1 author picked Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
These stories appeal to my appreciation of style in a perhaps peculiar way: I want to know.
How does a great poet sound when he’s writing prose? Especially a poet whose exalted work leaves many readers mystified. These are satisfying and memorable stories, and they gave me a look into what this poet saw, thought about, and prosaically wrote about in his youth.
Precise prose is, to my mind, the prime element of powerful writing, and these stories satisfied my search.
From E.M.'s list on collections that exemplify “le style c’est l’homme” (the style is the man).
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