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Measuring the Distance - by  Dai Smith (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Measuring the Distance - by Dai Smith (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • When you come out for the bell aged eighty you have no choice but to employ a late style.
  • About the Author: Dai Smith was born in the Rhondda in 1945.
  • 250 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography,

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When you come out for the bell aged eighty you have no choice but to employ a late style. This is mine. A mix of deceitfully plain reportage; fictive history and fictional forays into the past; personalised reflections and more shaded perspectives from others; some poetry and polemics; glances of delight at the playfulness of sport and the charisma of personalities; taking a stance, whether orthodox or southpaw, in the courage to live with what you are given no matter what is put in front of you. And the illusion of random repetition, the rat tat tat bam bam, before any change in the angle of attack. But that's enough bobbing out of reach, jabbing and sliding away with pretty dancing around the ring.



About the Author



Dai Smith was born in the Rhondda in 1945. His writing has encompassed history, biography, essays and criticism. He was the Series Editor of the Library of Wales and Chair of the Arts Council Wales and was made a CBE for services to arts and culture in Wales in 2016. He currently edits the Modern Wales Series and is Chair of the Dylan Thomas Prize. His memoir Off the Track was published in 2023.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.75 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 250
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Publisher: Parthian
Format: Paperback
Author: Dai Smith
Language: English
Street Date: July 3, 2025
TCIN: 1003651087
UPC: 9781917140393
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-8102
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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