Summary of One Moonlit Night
“One Moonlit Night” recalls the troubled and impoverished childhood of a boy and his relationship with his mother. The book is set in the small Welsh slate-mining village of Bethesda, during the years 1915-1920.
Reasons to read One Moonlit Night
“One Moonlit Night” (“Un Nos Ola Leuad”) is one of the most renowned works in Welsh literature. This dark yet often humorous novel is partly based on the childhood experiences of its author, Caradog Prichard – a celebrated Welsh-language novelist, poet, and journalist. “One Moonlit Night” was included in the 2022 “Big Jubilee Read” – a selection of 70 books by Commonwealth writers chosen to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Setting: Bethesda (Wales, UK)
Original title: Un Nos Ola Leuad
Year of publication: 1961
Nr of pages: 192
