Sex, murder, and a devastating, humour mark these three novellas that Gwyn Thomas wrote in 1946.
Gwyn Thomas Libros
Gwyn Thomas, aclamado como 'la verdadera voz de los valles de habla inglesa', capturó la vida en el sur de Gales con agudo ingenio y profunda empatía. Sus obras se adentraron en las luchas sociales y económicas de la región, explorando a menudo la resiliencia humana frente a la adversidad. El estilo distintivo de Thomas, caracterizado por diálogos vívidos y una prosa rica y evocadora, dio vida a la atmósfera única de su tierra natal. A través de sus novelas y cuentos, ofreció una visión inquebrantable de las vidas de la gente común y su persistente búsqueda de dignidad y sentido.
Reissue of the celebrated Welsh writer's seminal short novel, repackaged with a stunning new cover. Introduction by acclaimed Welsh academic and historian Daryl Leeworthy.
The Alone to the Alone
- 184 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
Offers the underlying meaning of South Wales' history. This title, with its plural narration, presents a choric commentary on human illusion and knowledge, on power and its attendant deprivation, on dreams and their destruction. It is History as Carnival and a comic vision of humanity that recognises no geographical boundaries.
Dark Philosophers
- 295 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
Incest, murder, delusion and a devastating, tragic humour mark these three novellas that Gwyn Thomas wrote in 1946. They are 'Oscar', 'Simeon', and 'The Dark Philosophers'. In this book the grimly humorous philosophers gather in an Italian cafe in the Terraces to tell the tragic tale of comeuppance and manslaughter that they engineer.