John Evans (writer)
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John Evans is a Welsh
singer, artist, filmmaker, and writer. He started his career as frontman for the punk band The Tax Exiles. The Tax Exiles were regulars at The Roxy Club, and other punk venues, in 1976-1978. In the early 1980s he embarked on a solo career, and was signed to the Situation 2/4AD
record label, recording a single, "Sister Soul", under the name John Marlon.
Since the 1990s he has worked as a full-time writer and filmmaker, and is part of the New Wave
of Welsh writing. His books include Industria, G.B.H., and a novel, Giants. Evans often writes about his native South Wales Valleys
. John Evans has also written a number of non-fiction
books, among them an economic, social, and cultural examination of post-industrial South Wales, How Real Is My Valley? - Postmodernism & the South Wales Valleys, and the natural history work, The Red Kite
in Wales.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
singer, artist, filmmaker, and writer. He started his career as frontman for the punk band The Tax Exiles. The Tax Exiles were regulars at The Roxy Club, and other punk venues, in 1976-1978. In the early 1980s he embarked on a solo career, and was signed to the Situation 2/4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
record label, recording a single, "Sister Soul", under the name John Marlon.
Since the 1990s he has worked as a full-time writer and filmmaker, and is part of the New Wave
British New Wave
The British New Wave is the name given to a trend in filmmaking among directors in Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The label is a translation of Nouvelle Vague, the French term first applied to the films of François Truffaut, and Jean-Luc Godard among others.There is considerable overlap...
of Welsh writing. His books include Industria, G.B.H., and a novel, Giants. Evans often writes about his native South Wales Valleys
South Wales Valleys
The South Wales Valleys are a number of industrialised valleys in South Wales, stretching from eastern Carmarthenshire in the west to western Monmouthshire in the east and from the Heads of the Valleys in the north to the lower-lying, pastoral country of the Vale of Glamorgan and the coastal plain...
. John Evans has also written a number of non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
books, among them an economic, social, and cultural examination of post-industrial South Wales, How Real Is My Valley? - Postmodernism & the South Wales Valleys, and the natural history work, The Red Kite
Red Kite
The Red Kite is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species is currently endemic to the Western Palearctic region in Europe and northwest Africa, though formerly also occurred just...
in Wales.