''A Toy Epic'' is a novel by Welsh author
Emyr Humphreys
Emyr Owen Humphreys, FRSL, FLSW (; 15 April 191930 September 2020) was a Welsh novelist, poet, and author. His career spanned from the 1940s until his retirement in 2009. He published in both English and Welsh.
Early life and career
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. It was first published in 1958. The novel follows the story of three boys as they grow up in 'one of the four corners of Wales', crossing paths until they eventually become good friends. Humphreys first started writing the book in 1945, thirteen years before it was published. The book has been described by critics as a "shining example of literary modernism".
References
Welsh novels
1958 British novels
Novels set in Wales
Anglo-Welsh novels
Eyre & Spottiswoode books
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