Bøker av Dannie Abse

A work of autobiographical fiction celebrating the fascinating world of the imagination, being a novel of eighteen short stories exploring the complex nature of deceptive appearances and reality. Reprint; first published in 1991, and this new edition first appeared in 2001.

A great Welsh-English poet at the height of his powers

His distinction lies in his imaginative and feeling responses to a variety of different worlds - work as a doctor, the experience of life in Wales and North London, the mysterious nature of creativity, the Jewish and bardic traditions.

Dannie Abse's rich mixture of Welsh and Jewish backgrounds, and his dual occupations of doctor and author, have led to what is widely regarded as one of the most readable, humorous and poignant autobiographies since the war.

The year 2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Dannie Abse's first poetry collection, After Every Green Thing, and since that time he has published an astonishing range of books, including poetry, fiction, criticism and autobiography.

A selection of well-known and previously unpublished poems about his native Wales, and Cardiff in particular, with an introduction and notes on the poems by the editor, Cary Archard. New edition; first published in 1997 (9781854112019). This edition first appeared in August 2008.