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The Library of Wales' Story anthologies feature the very best of Welsh short fiction, written amid the political, social and economic turbulence of twentieth century Wales and beyond. Story I depicts a country torn by capitalism and hypocrisy, yet remaining resilient and creative.,Blodeugerdd o straeon byrion gan lenorion gorau Cymru yn yr iaith Saesneg, yn cynnwys straeon a luniwyd ynghanol cynyrfiadau gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol ac economaidd yr 20fed ganrif. Yn Story I darlunir gwlad wedi ei rhwygo gan gyfalafiaeth a rhagrith, ond eto'n parhau yn wydn a chreadigol. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
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Dai Smith is a part-time research chair of the cultural history of Wales at Swansea University and has been a lecturer at the Universities of Lancaster, Swansea, and Cardiff. He is a series editor of the Library of Wales and a chair of the Arts Council of Wales. He has written extensively about modern Wales, including Aneurin Bevan and the World of South Wales and Wales: A Question for History. He is also the author of Dream On, In the Frame, and Raymond Williams and the coauthor of A University and Its Community and The Fed: A History of South Wales Miners in the Twentieth Century.
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Paperback. Condition: New. The Library of Wales' Story anthologies feature the very best of Welsh short fiction, written amid the political, social and economic turbulence of twentieth century Wales and beyond. More than eighty outstanding works from the classics of Dylan Thomas, Rhys Davies, Arthur Machen and Gwyn Thomas to the almost forgotten brilliance of work by Margiad Evans and Dilys Rowe and then forward to the prize-winning work of Emyr Humphreys, Rachel Trezise and Leonora Brito, colouring and engaging in the life of a changed country.More than eighty outstanding works from the classics of Dylan Thomas, Rhys Davies, Arthur Machen and Gwyn Thomas to the almost forgotten brilliance of work by Margiad Evans and Dilys Rowe and then forward to the prize-winning work of Emyr Humphreys, Rachel Trezise and Leonora Brito, colouring and engaging in the life of a changed country.Story I depicts a Wales wracked by a driving capitalism, shriven by hypocrisy and soon devastated by two world wars; but still creative, resilient and sometimes laughing uproariously. The writers produced stories to entertain, engage and share in the intimate lives of a distinctive people.In this selection Dai Smith has crafted an anthology that gives a unique insight into the life of a country and the talent of its major writers. Seller Inventory # LU-9781908946416
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Paperback. Condition: New. The Library of Wales' Story anthologies feature the very best of Welsh short fiction, written amid the political, social and economic turbulence of twentieth century Wales and beyond. More than eighty outstanding works from the classics of Dylan Thomas, Rhys Davies, Arthur Machen and Gwyn Thomas to the almost forgotten brilliance of work by Margiad Evans and Dilys Rowe and then forward to the prize-winning work of Emyr Humphreys, Rachel Trezise and Leonora Brito, colouring and engaging in the life of a changed country.More than eighty outstanding works from the classics of Dylan Thomas, Rhys Davies, Arthur Machen and Gwyn Thomas to the almost forgotten brilliance of work by Margiad Evans and Dilys Rowe and then forward to the prize-winning work of Emyr Humphreys, Rachel Trezise and Leonora Brito, colouring and engaging in the life of a changed country.Story I depicts a Wales wracked by a driving capitalism, shriven by hypocrisy and soon devastated by two world wars; but still creative, resilient and sometimes laughing uproariously. The writers produced stories to entertain, engage and share in the intimate lives of a distinctive people.In this selection Dai Smith has crafted an anthology that gives a unique insight into the life of a country and the talent of its major writers. Seller Inventory # LU-9781908946416