Pennar Davies

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William Thomas Pennar Davies (November 12, 1911 - December 29, 1996) was a Welsh clergyman and author.

Born in Mountain Ash (Welsh, "Aberpennar"), the son of a miner, Pennar Davies studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, at Balliol and Mansfield College, Oxford, and at Yale University. In 1943 he became a Congregational minister in Cardiff. He subsequently taught at Bala-Bangor Theological College, and became Principal of Swansea Memorial College in 1952, retaining the post until his retirement in 1981. He was a leading campaigner for Welsh language broadcasting.

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[edit] Works

[edit] Poetry

  • Cinio'r Cythraul (1946)
  • Naw Wfft (1957)
  • Yr Efrydd o Lyn Cynon (1961)
  • Y Tlws yn y Lotws (1971)

[edit] Short stories

  • Caregl Nwyf (1966)

[edit] Novels

  • Meibion Darogan (1968)
  • Mabinogi Mwys (1979)

[edit] Non-fiction

  • Rhwng Chwedl a Chredo (1966)
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