Incest, murder, delusion and a devastating, tragic humor mark these three novellas that Gwyn Thomas wrote in 1946: The Dark Philosophers, Oscar, and Simeon. In this book the grimly humorous philosophers gather in an Italian café in the terraces to t...
Uniting the author's lyrical and philosophical flights of narrative in a satire whose savagery is only relieved by irrepressible laughter, this work explores the underlying meaning of South Wales' history, which is not so much documented as laid bare...
Capturing the turbulent world of South Wales during the 1830s, this novel tells the story of a traveling harpist who becomes caught up in a fierce industrial dispute that spirals out of control. Set aga...