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The Welsh Chekov - Theodore Dalrymple
Great article in the City Journal about - ' The unjustly neglected Rhys Davies ( who ) wrote about human frailty with compassion.'
Here is the opening paragraph :- ' W hen I was young my father owned a factory in Tonypandy, a town in the Rhondda Valley of South Wales. He always disparaged the character of the Welsh, for whom I therefore conceived an affection that has remained with me ever since. You may be said truly to like a people when you are aware of their imperfections and are fond of them still. If one can be a patriot of a country not ones own, I am a Welsh patriot. '
The rest can be found here:- The Welsh Chekov
I first heard of Rhys Davies because he was married to Kate Roberts, whose work Emma was studying.
Literature from Wales tends to beoverlooked in the wider world. I don't know why because, as Rhys Davies's work shows, it is excellent.
I should have added that Academi brought back the Rhys Davies Short Story Prize this year. Hopefully there'll be another next year.
This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing it with us. I've sent for a copy of Rhys Davies's Collected Stories (edited and compiled by Meic Stephens).
"London, Milan and Twlldu"! (reminded me of Only Fools and Horses) - quite brilliant. It sounds as though he was a really exceptional man.