"Published to mark the 100th anniversary of Rhys DaviesÆs birth, this collection contains essays on the major aspects of DaviesÆs life and work, from the literary, social, and national contexts within which he wrote, to issues of gender, sexuality, and race. Assessed is his importance not just as a writer of short stories, as he has long been identified, but also as one of the finest Welsh novelists writing in English."