Real Newport (Real Wales) [Idioma Inglés] - Softcover

'The prose is often laugh-out loud, the poetry is always excellently crafted. Versatile in traditional forms, Drysdale has some great pastiche and some wryly moving pieces; it s a successful contrast with the experimental poetry in Peter Finch s Real Cardiff books ... Drysdale s book is so essential for anyone wanting to know anything at all about Newport, and such an enjoyable read, that some may hesitate to go there, lest their sojourn prove less amusing and instructive. To Newportians it must be a revelation.' --Tom Cheesman, New Welsh Review

A wry and offbeat tribute to Newport, the youngest city in Wales, this travel guide is part social analysis, part topographical writing, and part traditional guidebook. Rising out of the featureless industrial neighborhoods of south Wales and touted as "the new Seattle," the place is full of history and short on civic pride, according to this humorous commentary that describes the old landmarks, such as Tredegar House and Celtic Manor Resort; the bland stretches, such as miles of '60s' shopping centers; and its most famous marvel, the spectacular Transporter Bridge.