A Dylan Odyssey

From local publishers Graffeg, A Dylan Odyssey is a celebration of the life and words of our famous son. Following the centenary celebrations in 2014, Wales’s best writers and artists take us on literary tours of those areas Thomas knew, including Laugharne, Uplands and Mumbles. This is a stunning visual and literary guide to the world of Dylan Thomas.

Explore Swansea and Laugharne, meander around Magdalen College in Oxford, ride a horse and carriage to Fernhill Farm, and retrace Dylan’s steps in New York. A collection of essays inspired by journeys such as these, written by some of Wale’s best writers and artists including comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke and granddaughter of Dylan Thomas, Hannah Ellis. Led by the life and works of Dylan Thomas, stretching across the richness of Welsh culture, people, landscapes and locations, these literary essays illuminate Dylan Thomas’ life and words in the settings which inspired him.