In tracing the life of the Morgans and their coal mining ways from the end of the 19th century to the start of World War I, Llewellyn mourned the passing away of the old world, destroyed by trade unions and strikes.Īs Huw prepares to leave the valley forever, memories flash by. David’s in Wales as he had claimed though his parents were Welsh.ĭoes this literary licence diminish his evocative tale? It was only after Llewellyn passed away in 1983 that the world came to know he wasn’t born at St. In 1941, Hollywood picked up the narrative with John Ford directing a classic that swept the Oscars. Coming as it did weeks after the launch of World War II, it was translated into 30 languages. The coming-of-age story of Huw Morgan growing up in a Welsh mining village touched a chord with its themes of love, loss - of lives, livelihood, home, community - and migration. How Green was my Valley was published, it became an instant bestseller.
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