His writing is characterised by its originality and daring, dealing with subjects and ideas new to Welsh-language literature. For example, his first novel, Bingo!, is a reworking of the diaries of Franz Kafka. His second novel, Y Pla (lit. 'The Plague', translated into English as Pestilence) is perhaps his best known and has been translated into multiple languages including English, Dutch and German.[2]
Unlike many Welsh-language writers, much of his writing deals with areas of history not directly related to Wales, for example, his 2001 novel Paradwys is about the Atlantic slave trade, as is his most recent novel, Petrograd, set during the Russian Revolution, which went on to win the Wales Book of the Year award.[3]
His work has been described as an example of the postmodern tradition.
william, owen, roberts, wiliam, owen, roberts, born, 1960, welsh, language, novelist, writer, plays, radio, television, theatre, born, bangor, gwynedd, studied, welsh, literature, theatre, studies, university, wales, from, 1978, 1981, writing, characterised, o. Wiliam Owen Roberts born 1960 is a Welsh language novelist and writer of plays for radio television and theatre He was born in Bangor Gwynedd and studied Welsh Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of Wales from 1978 to 1981 1 His writing is characterised by its originality and daring dealing with subjects and ideas new to Welsh language literature For example his first novel Bingo is a reworking of the diaries of Franz Kafka His second novel Y Pla lit The Plague translated into English as Pestilence is perhaps his best known and has been translated into multiple languages including English Dutch and German 2 Unlike many Welsh language writers much of his writing deals with areas of history not directly related to Wales for example his 2001 novel Paradwys is about the Atlantic slave trade as is his most recent novel Petrograd set during the Russian Revolution which went on to win the Wales Book of the Year award 3 His work has been described as an example of the postmodern tradition His novels include Bingo 1985 Y Pla 1987 Hunangofiant 1990 Paradwys 2001 Peenemunde 2004 Cymru Fach 2006 Petrograd 2008 References edit Grammar Style and Usage http www wai org uk index cfm UUID 4D5C6AB1 65BF 7E43 33DDAEBBF9381B4A dead link Story collection wins book prize BBC News 15 June 2009 nbsp This article about a novelist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Welsh writer poet or playwright is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Owen Roberts amp oldid 1129930050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
