Kate Roberts | |
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![]() Kate Roberts | |
Born | Rhosgadfan, Gwynedd, Wales | 13 February 1891
Died | 14 April 1985 Denbigh, Wales | (aged 94)
Occupation | Author, novelist, political activist |
Literary movement | Welsh-language literature |
Notable works | Traed mewn cyffion (Feet in chains) |
Kate Roberts (13 February 1891 – 14 April 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the 20th century. Styled Brenhines ein llên ('The Queen of our Literature'), she is known mainly for her short stories, but also wrote novels. Roberts was a prominent Welsh nationalist.[1] In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by Welsh scholar Idris Foster.[2]