Gareth Miles

Gareth Miles (19 April 1938 – 6 September 2023) was a Welsh-language author, translator, and a founder of Cymdeithas yr Iaith. He was a Marxist and translated Hamlet into the Welsh language from that perspective.

In 2008 his book Y Proffwyd a’i ddwy Jesebel won the Wales Book of the Year for Welsh language fiction.

Journalist Martin Shipton described him as "one of the most influential figures in the 20th century Welsh language movement."

Miles was a strong advocate for the primacy of the dramatist in theatre over devised work. He described himself as a patriot rather than a nationalist.

Gareth Miles died on 6 September 2023, at the age of 85.