Waterstones Welsh Book of the Month for November 2022
Commissioned by the BBC,and described by Dylan Thomas as'a play for voices',Under Milk Wood takes the form of an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in the fictional Welsh seaside village of Llareggub.
We learn of the inhabitants'dreams and desires,their loves and regrets. We meet characters such as Captain Cat who dreams of his drowned former seafellows and Nogood Boyo who dreams of nothing at all.
Adapted by Cerys Matthews,in a beautiful,illustrated edition.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781474622509Number of pages: 88Weight: 510 gDimensions: 190 x 252 x 14 mm
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I love this illustrated Under Milk Wood: it has captured so much of Thomas's original delight in language and in humanityA fantastic book,and a great Christmas gift ideaNow nobody is too young to enjoy my Grandfather's words. This illustrated version is outstanding
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