{"product_id":"the-last-day-9781914595806","title":"The Last Day","description":"With science fiction tropes recalling Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut and more recently Olga Ravn's \u003ci\u003eThe Employees\u003c\/i\u003e, philosophical reflections in the vein of Dostoyevsky's \u003ci\u003eNotes From the Underground\u003c\/i\u003e, and its postmodern form, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the depth and creativity of Welsh literature. Its translation into English is long overdue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOwain Owain (1929 - 1993) was a writer, physicist and language activist. He founded \u003ci\u003eTafod Y Ddraig\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eMical\u003c\/i\u003e (1976, Gwasg Gomer) won Literature Wales's Book of the Year award. His novel \u003ci\u003eY Dydd Olaf\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Last Day\u003c\/i\u003e) was the inspiration for musical artist Gwenno Saunders' 2014 album of the same name. Emyr Wallace Humphreys translates from Welsh and Portuguese to English, and from English to Welsh. A graduate of the MA programme in Translation Studies at University College London, he has had literary translations published in journals such as \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYour Impossible Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoyland Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2022 he was awarded a bursary to attend the Bristol Translates literary translation summer school and is a Visible Communities mentee for the National Centre for Writing's 2022-2023 Emerging Translator Mentorship programme.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Parthian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916134191378,"sku":"9781914595806","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72959237-34e8-4161-8fc8-1e07aa369815.jpg?v=1738840536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-day-9781914595806","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}