Absolute Optimist by Menna Elfyn

Absolute Optimist by Menna Elfyn

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Absolute Optimist by Menna Elfyn

An affectionate yet critical biography of Eluned Phillips, an unsung heroine of Welsh literature. A controversial figure: a passionate woman who ignited passionate responses in others. She was only the second women to have won the National Eisteddfod crown and the only woman ever to have won it twice (1967 and 1983). Phillips was unusual among Welsh writers of her generation in that she embraced a bohemian lifestyle - taking her to prewar London and Paris, where she made the acquaintance of major artists Augustus John, Dylan Thomas, Edith Piaf, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Chevalier and Pablo Picasso.
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ISBN 13 9781909983809
ISBN 10 1909983802
Title Absolute Optimist
Author Menna Elfyn
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Honno Ltd
Year published 2018-07-19
Number of pages 288
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