Harri Roberts
I have an academic background in the field of literary studies and Welsh culture. After a year spent studying Welsh writing in English for a Masters degree, I decided to conduct my doctoral research on the relationship between theories of the body and Welsh writing in English. My three years of study in this field led to a number of academic articles and a monograph: Embodying Identity: Representations of the Body in Welsh Literature (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2009). Since completing my doctorate in 2004, I have been a contributor to The Babel Guide to Welsh Fiction (Boulevard Books, 2009) and worked as a reviewer for the Welsh literary journal, New Welsh Review, and the Welsh internationalist magazine, Planet.
After an unhappy spell as a council drone (see my commended entry in a blog-post competition run by Leaf Books), I decided to take the plunge and enter the world of freelance writing. Working as an editor, book reviewer and Welsh translator, I now work far harder than I ever did as a public-sector employee - for considerably less reward - but I am much happier.
A keen hiker, my long-term ambition is to combine writing and the outdoors as an author of walking guides. To further this aim, in spring 2010 I published a number of articles on the travel website, Simonseeks, and have since become a regular contributor to the walking website, Walkingworld. My breakthrough into the walking guide market came in summer 2010, when I was asked by Northern Eye Books to write a guide to the Cambrian Way, a high-level, coast-to-coast, long-distance trail between Cardiff and Conwy in Wales. Since then, I have also been asked to write a book of circular walks on the Gower Peninsula.
Latest Articles
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An Introduction to Walking on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales
Walking the Gower Peninsula in South Wales reveals a stunning variety of landscapes and a natural beauty that is truly astonishing.
Jan 16, 2011
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Book review: Ron Berry's So Long, Hector Bebb
A classic of Welsh working-class fiction, 'So Long, Hector Bebb' is the first instalment in the groundbreaking Library of Wales series.
Oct 20, 2010
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Newport Castle (Gwent): A Brief History
A neglected ruin, Newport Castle was once a magnificent structure dominating the surrounding town of Newport.
Oct 6, 2010
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Julia Kristeva's Theory of Abjection
A summary and brief cultural critique of Julia Kristeva's theory of abjection.
Oct 4, 2010
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Walking the Glamorgan Heritage Coast (Aberthaw to Newton)
The Glamorgan Heritage Coast - fourteen miles of protected coastline in Wales, UK - is a must for all lovers of coastal walking.
Oct 3, 2010
- Harri Roberts
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Book Review: Postcolonialism Revisited by Kirsti Bohata
'Postcolonialism Revisited' is an important and sophisticated analysis of postcolonial theory's relevance to Wales and the study of Welsh literature.
Oct 1, 2010
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Book review: The Babel Guide to Welsh Fiction
'The Babel Guide to Welsh Fiction' provides an overview of some of Welsh fiction's most important contemporary works. But just how useful a guide is it?
Oct 1, 2010
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Book Review: 'West Britons' by Mark Stoyle
In 'West Britons', Mark Stoyle argues that a sense of ethnic difference characterised relations between Cornwall and England in the early modern period.
Sep 30, 2010
- Harri Roberts
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'The Valley, the City, the Village' and 'Black Parade'
Two novels set against the backdrop of Merthyr Tydfil's turbulent industrial history have recently been re-issued in the Library of Wales series.
Sep 26, 2010
- Harri Roberts
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Book review: The Caves of Alienation by Stuart Evans
'The Caves of Alienation', an ambitious, multi-narrative novel by forgotten author, Stuart Evans, has been brought back into print by the Library of Wales.
Sep 26, 2010
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