Owain Owain (1929 – 1993) was a writer, physicist and language activist. He founded Tafod Y Ddraig, the Welsh Language Society newspaper which remains a cornerstone of Welsh- language activism, as well as the ubiquitous ‘Dragon’s Tongue’ logo. A prolific and eclectic writer, his biography Mical (1976, Gwasg Gomer) won Literature Wales’s Book of the Year award. His novel Y Dydd Olaf (The Last Day) was the inspiration for musical artist Gwenno Saunders’ 2014 album of the same name. Since then, it has been translated into Polish and Cornish, and was republished in Welsh in 2021 on Gwasg y Bwthyn.
"Nothing like this book has been seen before, either in our language or in any other. We should rejoice that such brilliance exists in Welsh writing." – Pennar Davies, Welsh literary critic
"Owain Owain's The Last Day transcends the confines of its form and should captivate a fresh...
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