The Man Who Went Into the West by Byron Rogers
Byron Rogers biography of Wales s national poet and vicar, R.S. Thomas has been hailed as a masterpiece , even as a work of genius , by reviewers from Craig Brown to the Archbishop of Canterbury.‘A biography touched by genius’
‘A masterpiece’
‘This book ought to win every award for which it is eligible’
‘ A biography touched by genius’
‘ A masterpiece’
‘ Byron Rogers’ lively and affectionate biography… is unexpectedly, even riotously funny… Warm, perceptive, ruthless, gossipy and admiring’
‘ This book ought to win every award for which it is eligible’
Byron Rogers is a Welsh journalist, essayist and biographer. He has contributed to The Times, the Sunday Telegraph and the Guardian, and was once a speech writer for the Prince of Wales. He is also author of seven books published by Aurum, including: An Audience With an Elephant, one of several collections of his journalism; The Man Who Went into the West, a critically acclaimed biography of the iconic twentieth century Welsh poet, R. S. Thomas, which was awarded the James Tait Black Prize for Biography in 2007; and The Last Englishman, a biography of the quintessential Englishman and celebrated novelist J.L. Carr. Me: The Authorised Biography, was published in 2009. His most recent book is Three Journeys. He currently lives in Northamptonshire and Carmarthen.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845132507 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845132505 |
| Title | The Man Who Went Into the West |
| Author | Byron Rogers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography) 2007 |
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