May 30, 2024
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have you read Y Dydd Olaf, by Owain Owain (1976)?
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vote yes if you have finished the entire book.
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Author: Iwan Rhys Morus I’ve just finished re-reading a book I first (and last) read when I was twelve or thirteen. Welsh SF was a rare commodity in the 1970s. The classic Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd …
Adolygiad o nofel Owain Owain.
Gwenno, Owain Owain ac androidau’r Dydd Olaf yn cael eu hanfarwoli mewn murlun ar ochr Clwb ifor Bach, Caerdydd.
Murlun Gwenno a’r Dydd Olaf ar ochr Clwb Ifor Bach
https://twitter.com/BBCWalesNews/status/672347538649911296
This explains SO MUCH.
Ben at Toys and Techniques mentions the Welsh writer Owain Owain. It appears his books have never been translated into English (and probably never will be). I have the sense they're not in print in Wales either.
From wikipedia:
His science fiction book entitled Y Dydd Olaf ("The Last Day") was described by the Welsh literary critic Pennar Davies in the book's preface: "Nothing like this book has been seen before either in our language or in any other language. We should rejoice that such brilliance exists in Welsh writing."
this photo via Gwenno