Gary Raymond on the History of Welsh Literature - Cardiff

Join us for a Hayes Lecture from Wesh author, Gary Raymond, to celebrate the publication of his latest title, Abandon All Hope: A Personal Journey Through the History of Welsh Literature. Refreshements will be provided!

Gary will be discussing all things Welsh writing, from the legacy of the bardic tradition to contemporary experimental works, presenting Welsh literature as it never has before; cutting edge, experimental, vibrant, exciting, intimate, and with a multitude of voices.

This voyage into a uniquely Welsh inferno offers a revolutionary new way to examine and explain literary history, in a wide-ranging and, above all, highly entertaining manifesto for a new perception of Welsh literature, both inside and outside of Wales.

Doors open at 18:30.

Gary Raymond is a novelist, critic, editor and broadcaster. He si the presenter of the BBC Radio Wales Arts Show, and is editor and co-founder of the Wales Arts Review. He is author of three critically acclaimed novels, For Those Wise Men Who Come After (2015), The Golden Orphans (2018), and Angels of Cairo (2021), as well as a non-fiction book, How Love Actually Ruined Christmas (2020).