One Moonlit Night

This simple novel tells of one boy’s journey into the grown-up world. By the light of a full moon our narrator and his friends Huw and Moi witness a side to their Welsh village life that they had no idea existed, and their childish innocence is exchanged for a shocking introduction to the horrors of the adult world. First published in Welsh in 1961, Philip Mitchell’s translation, the first complete translation in English, captures all the vibrancy of Prichard’s magnificent prose. In this new edition Jan Morris and Niall Griffiths explain why this remains one of the Britain’s most significant and brilliant pieces of fiction.

Reviews of One Moonlit Night

"* 'An esoteric masterpiece.' – Jan Morris * 'Heart-wrenching. A classic to be read and reread.' – Daily Telegraph * 'One of the oddest, most elusive, most haunting novels ever.' – Niall Griffiths * 'A remarkable book that recalls Under Milk Wood.' – Times Literary Supplement * 'One of the great lost voices of Welsh literature. For its portrayal of a vanished way of life, and for its evocation of the tearless sadness of insanity, this strange, melancholy book deserves to be widely read.' – Observer * 'A very moving, often funny account of childhood.' – Spectator"