Rhys Davies (writer)

Rhys Davies (born November 9, 1901 in Clydach Vale, Glamorganshire , † August 21, 1978 in London ) was a Welsh writer.

Life

Rhys Davies was born the son of a shopkeeper. He attended Porth Grammar School. From the early 1920s he lived in London as a freelance writer. In 1928 he visited Paris and Provence , followed by further trips abroad.

In 1968 he was appointed Officier of the Order of the British Empire . He wrote novels, short stories and essays . He has also written a musical libretto and an autobiography .

Works (selection)

• The Withered Root , novel, 1927
• Rings on Her Fingers , Roman, 1930
• Count Your Blessings , novel, 1932
• The Red Hills , Roman, 1932 (German: The red Hills , 1934)
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  • Honey and Bread , novel, 1935
  • A Time to Laugh , novel, 1937
  • Jubilee Blues , novel, 1938
• The Things Men Do , short stories, 1936
• My Wales , essay, 1937
• Under the Rose , Roman, 1940
• Tomorrow to Fresh Woods , novel, 1941
• The Story of Wales , essay, 1943
• The Black Venus , novel, 1944
• The Trip on London , Short Stories, 1946
• Boy with a Trumpet , short stories, 1949 (German: The boy with the trumpet , 1960)
• The Painted King , Roman, 1954
• No Escape , piece, 1954
• The Collected Stories of Rhys Davies , 1955
• The Perishable Quality , Roman, 1957
• The Darling of Her Heart , short stories, 1958
• The Chosen One , short stories, 1967
• Print of a Hare's Foot , autobiography, 1969
• Nobody Answered the Bell , Roman, 1971
• The Honeysuckle Girls , Roman, 1975

literature

• Editor: Hans Petersen, Biographical Notes Rhys Davies in Explorations - 28 Welsh storytellers , Verlag Volk und Welt Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-353-00361-4 , page 378 f.