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1 August 2014

Myth busting: Rowan Williams on Dylan Thomas

The former Archbishop of Canterbury and lead NS book reviewer discusses a new biography of the Welsh poet and a new edition of his short stories. 

By Rowan Williams

(Photo By Dylan Thomas. Image: Hulton Archive/Getty. Tinting by Dan Murrell)

The Three Lives of Dylan Thomas 
Hilly Janes
Robson Press, 320pp, £18.99

Collected Stories 
Dylan Thomas
Phoenix, 384pp, £8.99

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