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Alun Morgun Richards (27 October 1929 – 2 June 2004) [ 1] was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel Ennal's Point, about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales. Richards was born in King Edward Avenue, Caerphilly. He was educated at Pontypridd Grammar School and the University College of Wales. After training to be a teacher Richards ...
Jun 4, 2004 · 17:16, 31 MAR 2013. ALUN RICHARDS, writer, raconteur and unofficial curator of the ups and downs of modern Wales, died of a heart attack on Tuesday in Singleton Hospital, Swansea. A most vivid and ...
Richards, Alun Morgan (1929 2004), author and playwright, was born on 27 October 1929 at Oak Villa, King Edward Avenue, Caerphilly, the son of Megan, née Jeremy, daughter of Thomas Jeremy and his wife, Jessie. His father, Edward Morgan Richards, a commercial traveller, abandoned his mother three days after his birth.
Alun Richards (1929-2004) was born in Pontypridd at an economically unstable time for Wales. He studied at Swansea University and taught in secondary schools and as a university tutor. Much of his writing explored the lives of men in south Wales or at sea. His books include six novels and several collections of short stories – most notably, […]
Jan 24, 2012 · Alun Richards (1929-2004) was a short story writer, novelist and playwright. Born in Pontypridd, he was educated at the Monmouthshire Training College, Caerleon, and the University College of Swansea. Richards worked as a probation officer, teacher, Royal Navy seaman, and as a university adult-education lecturer.
Richards, Alun (1929–2004) Welsh short story writer, novelist, and playwright, Source: The Oxford Companion to English Literature Author(s): Dinah BirchDinah Birch. born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan. Drawing on his experiences as a probation officer and teacher, his work portrays an urban, post-industrial, emphatically unromantic Wales.
Alun Morgun Richards (27 October 1929 – 2 June 2004) was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel Ennal's Point, about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales. Richards was born in King Edward Avenue, Caerphilly. He was educated at Pontypridd Grammar School and the University College of Wales. After training to be a teacher Richards joined the Royal Navy which sparked a fascination with ...
