Eirug Wyn (11 December 1950 – 25 April 2004) was a Welsh satirical novelist who wrote in the

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. He was born Eirug Price Wynne, in

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, and educated at Brynrefail School and

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, Carmarthen. He subsequently made his home in Y Groeslon in

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. At the age of 17 he appeared in court accused of not placing an

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on the back of his

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, as was required in the United Kingdom for anyone learning to drive. Instead, he had placed a similar plate bearing the letter "D", for ', the

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equivalent. The eventual outcome of this case was to make D-plates a legally recognised equivalent to L-plates throughout Wales. He wrote 15 books in the twelve years before his death, and won several prizes for his work at Eisteddfodau, including the prose medal in 1998 and 2000 and the Daniel Owen medal for novelists in 1994 and 2002. He also ran a bookshop, Siop y Pentan, in

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; wrote a column for the '' Western Mail''; and edited '' Lol!'', a satirical magazine. He died of

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on 25 April 2004, at the age of 53.

Works

*''Y Drych Tywyll a Storïau Eraill'' (Y Lolfa, 1992) *''Smôc Gron Bach'' (Y Lolfa, 1994) – Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen 1994 *''Lara'' (Y Lolfa, 1995) *''United!'', Cyfres y Dolffin (Cwmni Iaith, 1996) *''Elvis: Diwrnod i'r Brenin'' (Y Lolfa, 1996) *''I Ble'r Aeth Haul y Bore?'' (Y Lolfa, 1997) *''Blodyn Tatws'' (Y Lolfa, 1998) – Cyfrol y Fedal Ryddiaeth 1998 *''Hogia'r Milgi'' (Y Lolfa, 1999) *''Tri Mochyn Bach'' (Y Lolfa, 2000) – Cyfrol y Fedal Ryddiaeth 2000 *''I Dir Neb'' (Y Lolfa, 2001) *''Bitsh!'' (Y Lolfa, 2002) – Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen 2002 *''Powdwr Rhech!'' (Y Lolfa, 2002) *''Y Dyn yn y Cefn heb Fwstásh'' (Y Lolfa, 2004) )

References

1950 births 2004 deaths Welsh Eisteddfod winners Welsh-language writers Welsh novelists Deaths from multiple myeloma People educated at Ysgol Brynrefail 20th-century Welsh novelists {{Wales-writer-stub