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Library of Wales: In the Green Tree: The Letters & Short Stories of Alun Lewis - Softcover

Lewis, Alun

 
9781902638874: Library of Wales: In the Green Tree: The Letters & Short Stories of Alun Lewis

Synopsis

The eighth title in the landmark series of classics, the Library of Wales. A collection of letters and six short stories which paint a vibrant picture of life in India as a British serviceman during the second World War. It is a rare literary example of a Welshman's experience of empire and war, told intimately, vivdly and always with emotion.,Yr wythfed gyfrol yn y gyfres garreg filltir, Library of Wales. Casgliad o lythyron a chwe stori fer sy'n darlunio bywyd milwr Prydeinig yn yr India adeg yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Y mae'n enghraifft llenyddol prin o sut y profodd Cymro fywyd adeg yr ymerodraeth ac adeg rhyfel. Fe adroddir y stori mewn dull personol, lliwgar a chyda theimlad bob amser. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

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About the Author

Alun Lewis (1915-1944) was one of the generation of writers born in the first two decades of the twentieth century who contributed significantly to Welsh literature through the medium of English. His first volume, Raiders' Dawn and Other Poems,was followed by The Last Inspection [and other stories]in 1943. A second volume of poems, Prepared in India, appeared after his death in 1945 as Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets.

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