Alun Lewis (writer)

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Alun Lewis (born July 1, 1915 in Cwmaman near Aberdare , Glamorganshire , † March 5, 1944 in Chittagong ) was a Welsh writer.

Life

Lewis was born the son of a teacher. After attending Cowbridge Grammar School, he studied history and English at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth and at Manchester University . From 1938 to 1940 he worked as a teacher. From 1940 he did military service in England during the Second World War . From 1942 he was deployed in India and Burma. He was killed in Chittagong.

Alun Lewis wrote poems and short stories. In 1944 he received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for The Last Inspection .

Works (selection)

  • Raiders' Dawn , poems, 1942
  • The Last Inspection , Short Stories, 1942
  • Ha! Ha! among the Trumpets, Poems in Transit , Gedichte, 1945
  • Letters from India , letters, 1946
  • In the Green Tree , anthology, 1948
  • Alun Lewis, Selected Poetry and Prose , anthology, 1966
  • Selected Poems of Alun Lewis , poems, 1981
  • Alun Lewis. A Miscellany of His Writings , edited volume, 1982

literature

  • Hans Petersen (editor): Biographical Notes Alun Lewis In Erkundungen - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 384.
personal data
SURNAME Lewis, Alun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Cwmaman
DATE OF DEATH March 5, 1944
Place of death Chittagong