Greatest Welsh Novel

What is the Greatest Welsh Novel?

BBC Wales Arts and Media Correspondent Huw Thomas chairs a discussion centred on the question of what is the greatest Welsh novel, with novelist and historian, Dai Smith, novelist and critic, Francesca Rhydderch, Wales Arts Review‘s Senior Editor and editor of the Greatest Welsh Novel series, Gary Raymond, and award-winning short story writer, Joao Morais.

Greatest Welsh Novel
Adrian Masters introduces ‘What is the Greatest Welsh Novel?’ debate (panel left to right) Joao Morais, Gary Raymond, Huw Thomas (Chair), Dai Smith and Francesca Rhydderch

 

Greatest Welsh Novel
Arts Council Wales’ Chair Dai Smith discusses ‘What is the Welsh Novel?’
Greatest Welsh Novel
Artist, author and critic Joao Morais considers ‘What is the Greatest Welsh Novel?’

Photographs Courtesy of Emyr Young

On November 1st 2014 Wales Arts Review held its second biennial Critics’ Roundtable event at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. A day of passionate debate was opened with this keynote speech from Wales Arts Review‘s acting Chair and regular contributor, Adam Somerset. Following this link will give you a podcast from the speech on the day and a fuller textual version.