I, Iolo

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Stori Iolo Morganwg, o fachgendod hyd at Orsedd Glynogwr yn 1798, wedi'i ysgrifennu yn y person cyntaf. Roedd sawl gwedd iddo: saer maen, ysgolhaig hunan-addysgiedig, bardd, emynydd, gwleidydd, cenedlgarwr, chwyldroadwr, derwydd, dyn busnes aflwyddiannus, un oedd yn gaeth i gyffuriau, ymgyrchydd dros hawliau dynol ac un a greodd un o'r ffugiadau llenyddol pennaf yn hanes Ewrop.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A first-person retelling of the story of Iolo Morganwg – from his boyhood to the Glynogwr Gorsedd of 1798. Iolo Morganwg had many faces: stonemason, self-taught scholar, poet, hymnist, politician, patriot, revolutionary, druid, failed businessman, drug addict, campaigner for human rights and perpetrator of the greatest act of literary forgery in European history.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Born in 1948 to parents from the Rhondda, Gareth was educated in Rhyl, Pontllyfni, Cwmbrân, Cardiff and Edmonton. He studied Drama in Barry and London. For 40 years he worked in England as an actor, teacher and arts centre director. In 2011 he moved back to Wales and lives in Cowbridge. This is his second novel.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

We follow his adventurous quest to achieve fame for himself, respect for his culture, and freedom from oppression in a malevolent world. Based on the true story of one of the most colourful characters in Welsh and British history – admired by many as a hero who helped create the identity of modern Wales, and reviled by others as a conman and cheat.