Scribblertown
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| Author | Mary Burdett-Jones |
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| Language | Welsh, English |
| Published | January 2026 (Welsh), June 2026 (english) |
| Publisher | Melin Bapur |
| Publication place | Wales |
| Pages | 166 |
| ISBN | 9781917237901 |
Scribblertown is a 2026 novel in English by Welsh author Mary Burdett-Jones that was originally published in Welsh under the title Llanllenorion. Both versions were published by Melin Bapur; the English version is the author's own translation of the Welsh original.[1][2]
Summary
[edit]The author worked on the book for approximately ten years.[3] An early version was viewed by critic Bobi Jones.[2]
The novel is an experimental one in the Welsh context that combines a range of characters in a seaside University town that is unnamed in the novel, but has been acknowledged by the author as being modelled on Aberystwyth.[3][4] It incorporates a large quantity of poetry as part of the text, some of which had previously been published by the author, alongside stream of consciousness-like elements, a dream-like sequence, and what one reviewer described as a critical essay on Saunders Lewis and the Tân yn Llŷn controversy.[5][4]
Reception
[edit]Describing an early draft viewed before his death, Bobi Jones had named the novel a "very substantial work."[2] The novel has been described as "challenging and innovative."[4] Writing in the Welsh-language magazine Barn, reviewer Andrew Green praised the novel's ambition.[5]
Other
[edit]The cover features the work of Gordon Miles, a local artist.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Llanllenorion". www.melinbapur.cymru. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Scribblertown". www.melinbapur.cymru. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 "New novel depicts Welsh town's artistic scene". Nation.cymru. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Llanllenorion – nofel 'heriol, arloesol'". Golwg360 (in Welsh). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- 1 2 Green, Andrew (1 March 2026). "Deallusion a'u Diwylliant". Barn (in Welsh). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Burdett-Jones, Mary (2026) Scribblertown, Melin Bapur; Copyright page.