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 of the Welsh poet, regarded as one of the greats of the post-war period and whose work is published by Penguin, Orion and Bloodaxe. This is a sometimes surprising portrait, comic and absurd at times, which captures the warmth and humanity of a singular man, and is a strong successor to Rogers' previous acclaimed biography, "The Last Englishman: J.L. Carr".
‘ 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’