John Rowlands (August 14, 1938 – 23 February 2015) John Rowlands, ''TheModernNovel.org''
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author of several novels including ''Lle bo'r gwenyn'' ("Where Bees May Be", 1960). He was also a professor of Welsh literature.

Biography

Born in

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, Rowlands graduated in Welsh from

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in 1959 and went on to lecture at Abertawe/Swansea, Coleg y Drindod,

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, Llanbedr Pont Steffan and

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. He retired in 2003 but remained active as an editor, critic and judge. In retirement he worked on creative writing courses at Bangor. His academic work included editing a major literary series ''Y Meddwl a'r Dychymyg Cymreig'' and numerous volumes and papers. He was one of the most prolific judges in the Eisteddfod literary competitions and was probably the foremost critic in Welsh on Welsh. He also contributed a regular column to the magazine '' Barn'' and was a wine and restaurant critic.

Works

Novels

*''Lle bo'r Gwenyn'' (1960) *''Yn ôl i'w Teyrnasoedd'' (1963) *''Ienctid yw 'mhechod (1965) *''Llawer Is na'r Angylion'' (1968) *''Bydded Tywyllwch'' (1969) *''Arch ym Mhrâg'' (1972) *''Tician Tician'' (1978)

Academic books

*''Priodas Waed'', translation of 'Bodas de Sangre' by Lorca (with R Bryn Williams) (1977) *Writers of Wales, T Rowland Hughes (1975) *Profiles (with G Jones) (1981) *Cnoi Cil ar Lenyddiaeth (1989) *Ysgrifau ar y Nofel (1992) *Y Meddwl a'r Dychymyg Cymreig - series editor

References

''Companion to Welsh Literature'' (Cydymaith i Lenyddiaeth Cymru). ed. Meic Stephens. University of Wales Press, Cardiff. 1986. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowlands, John 1938 births 2015 deaths Welsh-speaking academics Welsh writers Welsh-language writers Welsh novelists British restaurant critics Alumni of Bangor University 20th-century Welsh novelists People from Trawsfynydd Academics of the University of Wales, Lampeter