{"product_id":"9780708317358","title":"Emyr Humphries: Conversations and Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations and Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the previously uncollected ‘occasional writings’ of Emyr Humphreys, the major novelist of twentieth-century Wales. It maps the historical and cultural background to the work of a writer who was described by R. S. Thomas as ‘the supreme interpreter of Welsh life in English’.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection of the most important essays published by Emyr Humphreys over a fifty-year period reveals the commanding range of his interests and confirms his stature as Wales's leading man of letters. Dealing with themes ranging from sixth-century literature to the twentieth-century media, these essays address the cultural commitments from which Emyr Humphreys’ creative writing takes its bearings, as well as being a major author’s statements on ‘his’ Wales, past and present. The essays are interwoven with a parallel series of discussions, conducted with M. Wynn Thomas, which explore many of the key personal, political and cultural concerns that have recurred throughout Emyr Humphreys’ work. \u003ci\u003eConversations and Reflections\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating overview of the work of one of Wales’ most significant creative writers and cultural activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wales Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054884634864,"sku":"9780708317358","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780708317358_p0.jpg?v=1763621594","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780708317358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}