A review of “The World of Kate Roberts” in 100 words by Catherine Stover
As a writer, few things give me more pleasure than discovering an excellent writer. Kate Roberts wrote her novels, short stories, and autobiography in Welsh, which meant that most of the English-speaking world didn’t know of her work, even though she was considered the “Queen of Welsh Literature” in the twentieth century. Initially, she wrote realistic stories about mining families who lived in fear of poverty. Over time, she became more interested in looking inward and writing as a way of coping with the untimely deaths of her brother and her husband. Her work became more complex, profound, and personal.
Work cited:
Roberts, Kate. The World of Kate Roberts: Selected Stories 1925-1981. Translated by Joseph P Clancy. Temple University Press, 1991, p. xv.