New Welsh Review 140 (Summer 2026) : Gwlad! Gwlad!

Davies, Imogen (EDT)

Parthian Books（2026/08発売）

• ページ数 100 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781913830366
• DDC分類 050.9429

Full Description

Founded in 1988, New Welsh Review is Wales' foremost literary magazine in English. For over thirty years, it has been central to the Welsh literary scene in offering a vital outlet for the very best new fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry, a forum for critical debate and a rigorous and engaged reviewing culture.

Contents

Editorial: Imogen Davies

Reviews: Hannah Dafforn's fiction review essay, 'Sex and the Silo: National trauma, rural violence and the "end of love" in deep Spain' explores the interconnection between Un Amor by Sara Mesa, Disgrace by J.M Coetzee and Mammoth by Eva Baltasar; Hanan Issa reviews Muslim Wales: A History in Nine Places by Abdul-Azim Ahmed; and Daryl Leeworthy reviews Will Hayward's recent political book, Who Cares about Wales?

Fiction: short stories by Brennig Davies, Esyllt Lewis, and Kate Roberts, the latter translated from Cymraeg by Katie Gramich.

Poetry: Three poems taken from Hilary Watson's upcoming poetry collection, Menagerie Street.

Interviews: 'A life is no small matter': Eluned Gramich interviews Brennig Davies on his short story, 'A/B', his upcoming collection, Dogs in a Storm, and his experience of writing in Welsh and
English. Plus, Rhian Elizabeth introduces herself to readers by listing her A to Z.

Photo Essay: 'Postcard from Japan' by Catrin Menai who reflects on her time in Japan as part of the Wales and Japan 2025 Cultural Programme.

Archival Essay: 'The Making of the Anglo-Welsh Tradition' by Peter Macdonald Smith, taken from the first issue of New Welsh Review, Summer 1988.

Cartoon: A thought-provoking cartoon by Corb Davies, taking the temperature of the political climate in Wales following the recent election.