Islwyn ffowc elis autobiography for kids

An English translation of the best selling Welsh-language novel of all time is to be republished to commemorate the centenary of the groundbreaking original author’s birth.

Islwyn Ffowc Elis (1924–2004) was one of the most popular and important Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century. His first novel, Cysgod y Cryman, was originally published in 1953, at a time when Welsh-language literature was often stodgy and formal.

It is credited with having saved the novel in Welsh with its vivid portraits of exciting young characters, which attracted a huge new postwar generation of readers. Elis went on to become the bestselling Welsh novelist of the 1950s and 1960s.

Pivotal figure

Islwyn Ffowc Elis’ work has been lauded in the English-speaking world too. The Times’ obituary for the novelist praised him as “the father of the contemporary Welsh novel”, and historian Martin Johnes called Cysgod y Cry

Centenary of bestselling Welsh author's birth marked by new book

Islwyn Ffowc Elis (–) was one of the most popular and important Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century.