Caradog Pritchard
Literature > Author

Caradog Prichard is famous as a journalist, and award-winning poet and writer. His novel 'Un Nos Ola Leuad' (One Moonlight Night) is considered a classic of Welsh literature.

Caradog Pritchard

• 1905: Caradog Prichard’s father is killed in a quarry accident.
• 1922: Leaves school to work as a sub-editor for ‘Yr Herald Cymraeg’.
• 1923: His mother has to be admitted to the mental hospital in Denbigh.
• 1927: Wins the Crown at the National Eisteddfod at Holyhead. Begins working for the ‘Western Mail’.
• 1928: Wins the Crown at the National Eisteddfod at Treorchy.
• 1929: Wins the Crown at the National Eisteddfod at Liverpool.
• 1934: Moves to London to work as a journalist.
• 1961: Publishes ‘Un Nos Ola Leuad’.
• 1973: Publishes his autobiography, ‘Afal Drwg Adda’ (Adam’s Rotten Apple).
• 1980: Dies, and is buried at Bethesda Church cemetery.
• 1991: A film version of ‘Un Nos Ola Leuad’ is released.

Place of Birth: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Date of Birth: 3 November 1904

Date of Death: 25 February 1980

‘Perhaps we overuse and devalue the term ‘classic’ when discussing books, but not in this case. It is a classic in the true meaning of the term, a book that longs to be read and re-read and shared with generations to come. As long as the Welsh language lasts Un Nos Ola Leuad is sure to captivate and fascinate readers.’ – Jon Gower on ‘Un Nos Ola Leuad’.

External Links

Wikipedia - Caradog Pritchard

Dictionary of Welsh Biography - Caradog Pritchard