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Cypress Walk. Letters from Alun Lewis to Freda Aykroyd
Alun Lewis
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Description for Cypress Walk. Letters from Alun Lewis to Freda Aykroyd
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In July 1943, the young Welsh poet and soldier Alun Lewis, already recognised as one of the outstanding writers of his generation, arrived on sick leave at the house near Madras of Freda Aykroyd, a devotee of literature and the wife of a British scientist. Lewis and Aykroyd fell in love instantly, recognising in each other similar temperaments and artistic interests. Their affair, which lasted until Lewis' mysterious death on the Arakan Front in March 1944, inspired some of the finest of his wartime poems as well as an extraordinary cache of letters published here for the first time. The ... Read more
In July 1943, the young Welsh poet and soldier Alun Lewis, already recognised as one of the outstanding writers of his generation, arrived on sick leave at the house near Madras of Freda Aykroyd, a devotee of literature and the wife of a British scientist. Lewis and Aykroyd fell in love instantly, recognising in each other similar temperaments and artistic interests. Their affair, which lasted until Lewis' mysterious death on the Arakan Front in March 1944, inspired some of the finest of his wartime poems as well as an extraordinary cache of letters published here for the first time. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904634300
SKU
V9781904634300
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99-50
About Alun Lewis
Alun Lewis (1915-44) was born in Aberdare, South Wales. He won a scholarship to the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, gaining a first-class degree and taking up a research studentship at Manchester University, before training as a teacher. His poetry collections include Raider's Dawn (1943) and the posthumous Ha! Ha! Among the Trumpets (1945). A collection of stories, The ... Read more
Reviews for Cypress Walk. Letters from Alun Lewis to Freda Aykroyd
'Enthralling' - The Guardian 'A wonderful collection of letters...[they] offer an extraordinary inisght into the final year of [Alun Lewis's] life.' - The Saturday Guardian