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Letters from Wales: Memories and Encounters in Literature and Life

Letters from Wales: Memories and Encounters in Literature and Life

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Sam Adams' Letter from Wales column has been published in PN Review since 1996, offering insight and appreciation of Welsh writing, culture, and history. This landmark volume collects these letters, providing a unique and passionate critical voice on Welsh writing and culture. It includes erudite appreciations of various writers and lyric essays on Welsh history, making it a significant contribution to presenting Welsh writing to a broader audience.

Format: Hardback
Length: 800 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2023
Publisher: Parthian Books


Since 1996, Sam Adams' "Letter from Wales" column has graced the pages of PN Review, a highly esteemed UK poetry magazine. In this remarkable collection, spanning a quarter-century of writing, Adams presents a unique, independent, and fervent critical voice that delves into the realm of Welsh writing, culture, and history. Within these pages, readers are treated to erudite appreciations of the works of a diverse array of contemporary and past Welsh writers, including Gillian Clarke, Roland Mathias, RS Thomas, and Rhian Edwards. Adams also offers lyric essays that explore the rich tapestry of Welsh history, as well as insightful examinations of the institutions that shape Welsh culture. Collected for the first time in this volume, the letters constitute one of the most significant and enduring endeavors during this period to introduce Welsh writing to a broader audience both within the UK and internationally.


Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914595073

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