Richard Vaughn (University of Wales Press - Writers of Wales)

Biographies & Memoirs

Bianchi, Tony

Arts & Literature

University of Wales Press

A collection of three interweaving stories, each presenting a character whose obsessions and attachments become magnified through chance encounters, leading to unforeseen and ultimately catastrophic results. The `bumping' of the title conveys something of these random processes. The themes include relationships with home and place, male preoccupation with mechanisms and systems, moral evasion, and the tyranny of random events.

Bumping

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Alcemi

At the age of six, Daniel was playing with insects in the garden when he saw his father fall to his death. Forty years later, Daniel is a middle-aged entomologist stuck in an unsatisfying relationship and caring for his increasingly forgetful mother. His humdrum life takes a dramatic turn when a blind woman joins his monthly reading group and recruits him to prepare translations for a mysterious company. As his new job’s duties become all-consuming, the boundaries between reality and fantasy, memory and experience, and vision and blindness all begin to blur. Gradually, Daniel uncovers a sinister way to help his mother enjoy her memories and, in turn, rewrite his own past. Offering a fresh perspective on the subjects of memory and deceit, this narrative also provides insight into the world of contemporary Welsh literature.

Daniel's Beetles

Contemporary

Seren

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