The Collected Stories by William Trevor - ISBN: 9780140232455
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Haunting, humorous, macabre: unforgettable tales of the human heart.

The Collected Stories

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  • Paperback

    1280 pages

  • Release Date

    25 September 2003

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Summary

The Collected Stories

William Trevor is one of the most renowned figures in contemporary literature, described as ‘the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language’ by the New Yorker and acclaimed for his haunting and profound insights into the human heart. Here is a collection of his short fiction, with dozens of tales spanning his career and ranging from the moving to the macabre, the humorous to the haunting. From the penetrating ‘Memories of Youghal’ to the bi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140232455
ISBN-10:0140232451
Author:William Trevor
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:1280
Release Date:25 September 2003
Weight:1.43kg
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm x 49mm
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Critics Review

“Extraordinary … Mr. Trevor’s sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people … proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought.”—The New York Times Book Review“One of the finest writers now at work in our language … No writer practicing the form today moves with nimbler assurances than Trevor across such an impressive gamut of social types and emotional connections.”—The Boston Globe“The indisputable master of twentieth-century fiction … Trevor’s carefully chiseled, lyrical prose—at once ironic and elegiac—is addictive, his insights acutely compassionate. The tales are haunting and profound.”—Publishers Weekly“A textbook for anyone who ever wanted to write a story, and a treasure for anyone who loves to read them.”—Madision Smartt Bell, USA Today“The range of characters that Trevor manages to bring onstage is little short of astonishing… . A remarkable record of the distinctive imprint that Trevor has left on what is arguably this century’s quintessential art form.”—New York Newsday

About The Author

William Trevor

William Trevor was born in 1928 at Mitchelstown, County Cork, spent his childhood in provincial Ireland, and now lives in Devon.

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