Philip Gross wins the Wales Book of the Year award
First he won this year's TS Eliot award, now the Glamorgan University professor takes the prize for the Wales Book of the Year for his paean to the footings of electricity pylons
It's been quite a year for Philip Gross. The university professor from Glamorgan picked up the TS Eliot prize in January ahead of a host of better-known names, and last night he added the Wales Book of the Year award to his trophy cabinet.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 1 July, 2010
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