Library of Wales: We Live

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Yn We Live , caiff Len ei ddylanwadu gan yr athrawes Mary, a chan Gomiwnyddiaeth, sy'n llywio ei waith gyda'r undebau, gan arwain, yn y pen draw, at ei benderfyniad i adael y cwm er mwyn ymladd yn Rhyfel Cartref Sbaen.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

In We Live is taken up Len's tale, in which he is influenced by Mary, a teacher, and the Communist Party, which becomes central to his work both underground and in union politics, and to his decision to leave and fight in the Spanish Civil War.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Born in Clydach Vale in 1897, Lewis Jones began work underground at the age of twelve. He worked for the National Unemployed Workers’ Movement, was elected a County Councillor in 1936, and died in 1939 after a day of speaking at numerous public meetings in support of the Spanish Civil War.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

The second of Lewis Jones' two epic industrial novels of the 1930s. Len, son of Big Jim and dynamic political organiser, takes centre stage in Lewis Jones' sequel to Cwmardy. Along his journey, he is influenced by Mary, a teacher, and the Communist Party, which becomes central to his work both underground and in union politics, and to his decision to leave and fight in the Spanish Civil War. We Live paints a graphic portrait of the casual exploitation, tragedy and violence as well as the political hope and humanity of South Wales industrial workers from the 1900s to the 1930s.