Islwyn Ffowc Elis
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Islwyn Ffowc Elis (November 17, 1924 - January 22, 2004) was one of Wales' most popular writers in the Welsh language.
Elis was born in Wrexham and educated at the University of Wales colleges of Bangor and Aberystwyth. During World War II he was a conscientious objector and he began writing poetry and prose, winning the crown at the 1947 National Eisteddfod. He became a Presbyterian minister in 1950. He made his debut as a novelist in 1953 with Cysgod y Cryman (translated into English as Shadow of the Sickle), which would, in 1999, be chosen as the most significant Welsh language book of the 20th century.
Numerous other novels followed, including:
- Yn Ol I Leifior (Back To Leifior, 1956)
- Wythnos Yng Nghymru Fydd (A Week In The Wales of The Future, 1957)
- Blas Y Cynfyd (A Taste Of The Old World, 1958)
- Tabyrddau'r Babongo (The Drums Of Tabongo, 1961)
- Y Blaned Dirion (Meek Planet, 1968)
- Y Gromlech Yn Yr Haidd (The Stone In The Corn, 1971)
- Eira Mawr (The Great Snow, 1972)cy:Islwyn Ffowc Elis