| Everything Must Change Contributor(s): Davies, Grahame (Author) |
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ISBN: 1854114239 ISBN-13: 9781854114235 Publisher: Seren Books OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: A poignant novel that contemplates social conscience and radical activism in the modern world, this story relates a 20th-century French philosopher and radical activist, Simone Weil, to a 21st-century Welsh language advocate, Meinwen Jones. Simone probes the experiences and philosophies beneath a radical and intellectual exterior, which often leads her to self-destructive actions. Against this narrative are Meinwen and her contemporaries, who examine the fate of post-devolution Wales. The self-denying, ascetic lives of both women are portrayed with gentle clarity, and the novel travels between humanizing dissent and the cold politics of acute social conscience. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8.1" (0.65 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This poignant first novel is about social conscience and radical activism in the modern world. It intercuts the story of twentieth century French philosopher and radical activist, Simone Weil, with a fictional twenty-first century Welsh language campaigner, Meinwen Jones. The self-denying, ascetic lives of both women are portrayed with gentle clarity, and the novel travels between the humanising of dissent and the cold politics of acute social conscience.The often uncomfortable political realities for a culture fighting for the survival of a Welsh identity are depicted from the inside and the harsh choices facing its long-time defenders explored unflinchingly. In a prison cell, Meinwen finds herself on the verge of following Simone's passionate asceticism to its logical conclusion. This is a translation of Rhaid i Bopeth Newydd, which was longlisted for the Welsh Book of the Year in 2004. |