(Alcemi)
ISBN: 0955527228
Yn ystod un haf twym mae ynys sydd fel arfer yn wag yn cael ei thrawsnewid i fod yn gymuned brysur o dwristiaid, archeolegwyr, lleianod, gwylwyr dolffiniaid, criw teledu a dau awdur yn ysu am gael gafael mewn stori. Mae llyfr hwn yn gomedi du am ysbiwyr, preifatrwydd ac ymyrraeth, a sut mae’r pethau pwysicaf yn digwydd pan fydd y camera wedi ei ddiffodd. Cyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn 2008.
“The most compelling novel I’ve read in years: a love-story, a thriller, and a profound meditation on language and identity.”
– Peter Florence, director, Guardian Hay Festival
“A wild, exhilarating read.”
– Catherine Taylor, The Guardian
“Wry, engaging and perceptive, Twenty Thousand Saints is a beautifully rendered story of multiple forms of enquiry and excavation – spiritual, linguistic, filmic and sexual. Dafydd’s laid-back narrative voice seems perfectly tuned to her cast of characters and the changes that befall them when they encounter this novel’s most dominant personality, the isolated island of Bardsey herself, and all the secrets and history she holds.”
– Owen Sheers
“A true artist with a talent for dialogue, atmosphere and character… and a mesmerising lyricism.”
– Grahame Davies
“The prose is luminous and Dafydd writes with a poet’s eye – a beautifully crafted piece of writing imbued with a strange power to hold the attention of the reader on the eternal questions of love, loss, communication, passion and what it is to be alive. Anyone with an interest in the human condition should have it on their shelves.”
– Dai Blatchford, Swansea Life