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Herbert Williams is one of Wales' most celebrated and distinguished writers. A man of many talents, he is a poet, novelist, short story writer and historian. This book provides a critical survey of his life and writing. It is a combination of biography and critical appraisal and the chapters dovetail together to provide a continuous narrative combined with an appreciation of the man's work. It includes the following areas or elements: Biographical information, taking Herbert from his beginnings in Aberystwyth to the present day. It follows the man from his school days to early work as a journalist, from his time as a Producer at the BBC to his achievements as a poet and prose writer.It looks at the significant influences on his life - and, therefore, on his writing. These include his early days in a working-class house dominated by books with a father who actively encouraged him to read. These influences also include the writers who inspired him and his early attempts at finding his own voice, as well as Herbert's time in Bronllys Hospital, as a fifteen year old TB patient and the death of a younger brother from TB were pivotal moments in his life. They have influenced, in one way or another, almost everything he has written or spoken about since those traumatic days.The book examines in some detail the effect of these experiences on his development as a writer and as a man. It presents an analysis of the many elements of Herbert's creative life. He has always been an eclectic writer, turning his hand to biography and short stories as easily as he does to poetry. What inspires and drives Herbert Williams to keep writing and publishing, in such a wide sphere. What makes him want to communicate his ideas and emotions, often very painful ones at that?

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Scottish

Welsh

European

English

Irish

Literary Criticism

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Publié par	University of Wales Press
Date de parution	01 février 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780708322895
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Writers of Wales

Herbert Williams

Phil Carradice

University of Wales Press

Writers of Wales

Herbert Williams

Editors: Meic Stephens Jane Aaron M. Wynn Thomas

Honorary Series Editor : R. Brinley Jones

Other titles in the Writers of Wales series: Rhys Davies(2009), Huw Osborne R. S. Thomas(2006), Tony Brown Ben Bowen(2003), T. Robin Chapman James Kitchener Davies(2002), M. Wynn Thomas Goronwy Rees(2001), John Harris

Writers of Wales

Herbert Williams

Phil Carradice

University of Wales Press Cardiff 2010

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to The University of Wales Press, 10 Columbus Walk, Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4UP.

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British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-0-7083-2192-8 e-ISBN 978-0-7083-2289-5

The right of Phil Carradice to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77, 78 and 79 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Printed in Wales by Dinefwr Press, Llandybïe

Acknowledgements

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A Welsh Childhood The White Death The World of Work A Published Writer BBC Producer Novelist and Editor Cancer Critical Appraisal and the Odd Award

Notes Bibliography Index

Contents

vii

1 17 28 41 63 75 86 99

108 112 115

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, this book could not have been produced without the support and assistance of the man about whom it is written. Herbert Williams has been unstinting in his support, generous with his time and knowledgeable in his opinions and reflections. He has made the project a pleasure. Only marginally behind comes Herbert’s wife, Dorothy. Thanks are also due to John Idris Jones and Robert Nisbet, both of whom willingly gave their opinions about Herbert Williams as a man and as a writer. Thanks also to the staff of Academi who willingly gave me access to their archives and their back copies of Welsh literary magazines. Staff at Cardiff Central Library and at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth were as helpful and informative as ever. As always I owe a huge debt to Trudy, my wife, who has yet again put up with the dining room table disappearing under an avalanche of paper and books.