Siân James (novelist)

Siân James (born 1932) is a Welsh novelist who writes in English.

Birth and academic posts

James was born near Llandysul in Carmarthenshire, and attended the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She is a Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Glamorgan.

Writing career

She is a Fellow of the Welsh Academy. She has twice won the Yorkshire Post Prize, and her third novel, A Small Country, has come to be regarded as a classic of Anglo-Welsh literature.[1][2] In 2006, A Small Country was made into a Welsh-language TV series (Calon Gaeth), which won the 2007 Bafta Cymru award for Best Drama/Drama Serial for Television.[3]

Family

In 1958 she married the actor, Emrys James.[4] He died in 1989.

Works

References

  1. Meic Stephens, A Book of Wales: an Anthology (JM Dent, 1987)
  2. Tony Curtis, Wales at War: Critical Essays on Literature and Art (Seren, 2007)
  3. Bafta Cymru
  4. Parthian Books
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