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Welsh Wit and Wisdom

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About the Book

An anthology of hilarious quotations relating to Wales from various Welsh legends including Aneurin Bevan and Ryan Giggs.

About the Author :
Aubrey Malone has an MA in English and was a primary school teacher from 1977-1990. He then went into journalism, freelancing for publications including the Evening Press, The Cork Examiner and the Sunday Independent. He was the movie critic for Image magazine and for Modern Woman, a supplement to the Meath Chronicle. He has been an author since 1994, specializing in books of humor and film-oriented material, including Hollyweird, Movie Lists, etc. He has published biographies of Brendan Behan, Ernest Hemingway, Charles Bukowski, Tom Jones, Maureen O'Hara, Tony Curtis and Elvis Presley.

Review :
For Dublin-based author Aubrey Malone, so much more has been said by and about the Welsh than the usual rather dour and stereotypical Wales-related entries in quotation anthologies would suggest. With his new book, Welsh Wit and Wisdom, he obviously hopes to redress the balance a little. This little book of quotations is packed with insights (Often its more important to win one person over than a hundred. Gwynfor Evans), humour (There are two types of women in the world: those who love chocolate and complete bitches. Dawn French) and the odd prejudice (The National Eisteddfod is racial intolerance set to music. Skidmore), which are presented in themed chapters organised alphabetically for easy browsing. Many of the voices you would expect are here including Richard Burton, Saunders Lewis, Tom Jones and, of course, Dylan Thomas, who has three chapters dedicated to him alone. Perhaps what makes the book particularly interesting are some of the names you wouldnt necessarily expect to find. By taking a broad interpretation of Welshness, Malone has found room for the likes of Kyle Minogue, Agatha Christie and even Abraham Lincoln. Even George W. Bush gets an entry: upon meeting Charlotte Church and hearing she was from Wales, the US President and (often unintentional) purveyor of fine wit was reported to reply, What State is that in? Now, its gems like that that make this a book worth buying. Michael Nobbs It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgement should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddior adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780862438630
  • Publisher: Y Lolfa
  • Publisher Imprint: Y Lolfa
  • Height: 184 mm
  • No of Pages: 159
  • Width: 123 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0862438632
  • Publisher Date: 13 Jul 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 9 mm


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