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Title:

THE WITHERED ROOT

By:

Rhys Davies

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190576247X

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9781905762477

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Publisher:

PARTHIAN BOOKS

Pub. date:

1 October, 2007

Series:

Library of Wales

Pages:

345

Description:

Edwards was a graduate of University College, Cardiff and although spent time in Vienna, Florence and London this was her permanent home. Both Davies and Edwards were clearly influenced by Chekhov (Davies called him "my god") and the stories in "Rhapsody" are reminiscent of his work. This novel established his name as a young writer to watch.

Synopsis:

The Withered Root recounts the troubled life of Reuben Daniels, reared in a south Wales industrial valley, in the bosom of the Nonconformist culture. Therein lies his downfall and that of his people, for The Withered Rootis as thoroughly opposed to Welsh Nonconformity as My People(Caradoc Evans), though for different reasons. Revivalist passions constitute nothing but a perverse outlet for an all too human sexuality which chapel culture has otherwise repressed. Nonconformity has withered the root of natural sexual well-being in the Welsh, and then feeds off the twisted fruits.

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