Lewis Jones (writer)
Lewis Jones | |
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| Born | 28 December 1897 Clydach Vale, Rhondda, Wales |
| Died | 27 January 1939 (aged 41) |
| Resting place | Trealaw, Rhondda, Wales |
| Occupation | Novelist, political activist, trade unionist |
| Period | 1930s |
| Genre | Proletarian literature, social realism |
| Subject | Mining communities, working-class struggle, socialism |
| Notable works | Cwmardy (1937); We Live (1939) |
Lewis Jones (28 December 1897 – 27 January 1939) was a Welsh writer and Communist political activist from Clydach Vale in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales. A coal miner who became a trade union official, Jones emerged as a prominent figure in the Communist Party of Great Britain and served as Welsh organiser for the National Unemployed Workers' Movement.
Jones is best known for his two novels, Cwmardy (1937) and We Live (1939), which are regarded as classics of proletarian literature for their vivid portrayal of working-class life and political struggle in the South Wales coalfield during the interwar period. He died in 1939 at age 41, shortly after completing his second novel while campaigning for the Second Spanish Republic.