
The Island of Apples
Glyn Jones(Author)
University of Wales Press
Will be published approx. on 16. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-0-7083-2429-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Island of Apples is a brilliant study of a pre-adolescent boy's romantic imagination and dangerous enthralment, set vividly in the south Wales of Methyr Tydfil and Carmarthen in the early twentieth century
Reviews / Votes
" I found my self unexpectedly hooked by the Island of Apples - I became increasingly beguiled by its haunting quality." New York Herald Tribune " An iridescent story." New York Times " The novel, like all true works of art, grows more important with time - it is a remarkable piece of work, sustained and controlled." Leslie Norris, Dictionary of Literary BiographyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-2429-5 (9780708324295)
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Glyn Jones
The Island of Apples
E-Book
05/2011
1st Edition
University of Wales Press
€43.99
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Glyn Jones
The Island of Apples
E-Book
05/2011
1st Edition
University of Wales Press
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Person
Glyn Jones was a Welsh poet, novelist and literary historian. He served as Chairman and President of the Welsh Academy's English language section.