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Carwyn: A Personal Memoir (Library of Wales)
Alun Richards
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Description for Carwyn: A Personal Memoir (Library of Wales)
Paperback. A masterpiece of sports writing, Carwyn - A Personal Memoir is a reflection on the connected yet divergent cultural forces which had shaped both the rugby coach and the author; a dazzling sidestep of an essay in both social and personal interpretation. Series: Library of Wales. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: BM; WSJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Carwyn James treated rugby football as if it was an art form and aesthetics part of the coaching manual. This son of a miner, from Cefneithin in the Gwendraeth Valley, was a cultivated literary scholar, an accomplished linguist, a teacher, and a would-be patriot politician, who also won two caps for Wales. He was the first man to coach any British Lions side to overseas victory, and still the only one to beat the All Blacks in a series in New Zealand. That was in 1971, and it was followed in 1972 by the triumph of his beloved Llanelli against ... Read more
Carwyn James treated rugby football as if it was an art form and aesthetics part of the coaching manual. This son of a miner, from Cefneithin in the Gwendraeth Valley, was a cultivated literary scholar, an accomplished linguist, a teacher, and a would-be patriot politician, who also won two caps for Wales. He was the first man to coach any British Lions side to overseas victory, and still the only one to beat the All Blacks in a series in New Zealand. That was in 1971, and it was followed in 1972 by the triumph of his beloved Llanelli against ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Library of Wales
Condition
New
Weight
263g
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910409862
SKU
V9781910409862
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Ref
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About Alun Richards
Alun Richards was born in Pontypridd in 1929. From the 1960s he was, and successfully so, a full-time writer and published novels and collections of short stories as well as plays for stage and radio, original screenplays and adaptations for television, including BBC's Onedin Line. He died in 2004.
Reviews for Carwyn: A Personal Memoir (Library of Wales)
"One of the most readable books on rugby - a stylish contribution to the game's history." The Times "The best evocation there is of this charismatic if restless man." Gerald Davies "The Welsh persona is at the heart of Alun Richard's book, so much so that the reader could be forgiven for imagining that ... Read more