The Alone to the Alone was first published in 1947. It came, Gwyn Thomas recalled, as the 'last gasp of the first violent mood' of creation with which he had written his early masterpieces Oscar and The Dark Philosophers. The Alone to the Alone unites Gwyn Thomas lyrical and philosophical flights of narrative in a satire whose savagery is only relieved by irrepressible laughter. It is Gwyn Thomas' most shaped work: the underlying meaning of South Wales' history is not so much documented as laid bare for universal dissection and dissemination. The novel, with its distinctive plural narration, is a choric commentary on human illusion and knowledge, on power and its attendant deprivation, on dreams and their destruction. The Alone to the Alone is History as Carnival and, in Gwyn Thomas' unique voice, a comic vision of humanity that recognises no geographical boundaries.
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Hardback Editions
November 1988 : Hardback
| Title: Alone to the Alone Author(s): Gwyn Thomas ISBN: 1-870876-15-6 / 9781870876155 (UK edition) Publisher: Nicholson & Watson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1947 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
October 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Alone to the Alone (Library of Wales) Author(s): Gwyn Thomas ISBN: 1-905762-96-8 / 9781905762965 (UK edition) Publisher: Parthian Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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