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A History of Wales, 1962–97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON) Ungekürzte Lesung. 1072 Min.

Sprecher: Llwyd, Elain; Morris, Siwan; King, Richard; Sharma, Phaldut; Rees, Mali Ann; Owen, Kai

Beschreibung

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change. 'Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, Brittle with Relics is oral history at its revelatory best.' DAVID KYNASTON 'Fascinating.' OBSERVER 'Powerful.' LITERARY REVIEW 'Inspired.' GUARDIAN Brittle with Relics is a vital history of Wales undergoing some of the country's most seismic and traumatic events: the disasters of Aberfan and Tryweryn; the rise of the Welsh language movement; the Miners' Strike and its aftermath; and the narrow vote in favour of partial devolution. Drawing upon the voices of its inhabitants - includin Neil Kinnock, Rowan Williams, Leanne Wood, Gruff Rhys, Michael Sheen, Nicky Wire, Sian James, language activists, members of former mining communities and many more - this is a vivid portrait of a nation determined to survive, while maintaining the hope that Wales will one day thrive on its own terms. 'Passionate.' HISTORY TODAY 'Compels attention.' IRISH TIMES 'Superb.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A testament to the brutal circumstances that bonded the communities of Wales into a new polity for the 21st century.' GRUFF RHYS 'This book is a guide to remembering who we can be when we work together.' GWENNO SAUNDERS 'An essential telling of Welshness that contains a powerful reflection of Englishness, too.' EMMA WARREN

Autor

RICHARD KING is the author of Original Rockers (shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and a Rough Trade, Times and Uncut Book of the Year), How Soon Is Now? (a Sunday Times Music Book of the Year), The Lark Ascending (a Rough Trade, MOJO and Evening Standard Book of the Year, shortlisted for the Penderyn Prize), Brittle with Relics and, most recently, Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, A Life, all published by Faber & Faber. His recent appointments have included Visiting Simon Industrial and Professional Fellow, University of Manchester and Royal Literary Fund Fellow, School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University. He is currently writing a history of the art school. richardhywelking.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780571377206
• Artikelnr.: 68071820

Rezensionen

Richly humane, viscerally political, generously multi-voiced, Brittle with Relics is oral history at its revelatory best: containing multitudes and powerfully evoking that most remote but also resonant of times, the day before yesterday. David Kynaston