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William Trevor’s stunning new collection of stories displays this renowned craftsman at the peak of his powers. A middle-aged couple meet in a theatre bar for a squalid blind date; a disappointed priest fears an innocent young girl may run away from home; two self-certain sisters visit a newly widowed local woman. From these slender moments Trevor creates whole lives, conjuring up characters marked by bitterness and loss. William Trevor’s graceful prose is a wonder in itself, and as convincing when inhabiting the mind of a school lunchmaid, an adulterous Irish country librarian or a murderer on the London streets. And as is always the case with William Trevor, venom and tragedy are never far from the still surface of the stories.
These stories, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker, are small masterpieces of observation from one of the most highly acclaimed and beloved writers of the century.
From the Hardcover edition.
These stories, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker, are small masterpieces of observation from one of the most highly acclaimed and beloved writers of the century.
From the Hardcover edition.
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“Reading the Irish writer William Trevor is like drinking cool water when you are tired. You may think you want something stronger or fizzier than his understated prose and his calm understanding of the human condition; but before long you realise that he is providing the kind of refreshment you really need.... His [10]th volume of short stories shows him at his best.... He holds the attention without any melodrama or cheap tricks.”
—The Sunday Telegraph, April 18, 2004
“Beautiful, spartan prose...His characters are concisely drawn. [They] understand the consolations of sympathy. [This] is a suggestion that lends a human quality to his writing.”
—Saturday Telegraph, April 24, 2004
“Perfectly crafted stories... In his tenth book of stories William Trevor displays a matter-of-fact mastery. His tone and material are distinctive without any striving–it’s rare for him to raise his voice.... Trevor keeps his point of view fluid, so that the reader’s impressions of a central character can be enriched by other people’s.... Trevor has laid claim to a large stretch of human terrain. He must go on exploring it, even at the risk of turning it into a private and increasingly imaginary country. Call it Trevorland.”
—The Observer, April 25, 2004
Praise for William Trevor:
“The greatest living writer in English is an Anglo-Irishman named William Trevor. . . . It might seem presumptuous to speak about Trevor in Shakespearean terms, but he is among the few contemporary writers who warrant the comparison.”
—The Globe and Mail
“One of the pre-eminent writers of his generation. He is arguably the finest story writer from the era that may have seen the form reach its apex.”
—Toronto Star
“Often spoken of in the same breath as Joyce and Chekhov, Trevor shares both writers’ subtlety, and, like them, is able to create distinct and mysterious worlds.”
—National Post
“One of the greatest writers alive.”
—The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax)
From the Hardcover edition.
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—The Sunday Telegraph, April 18, 2004
“Beautiful, spartan prose...His characters are concisely drawn. [They] understand the consolations of sympathy. [This] is a suggestion that lends a human quality to his writing.”
—Saturday Telegraph, April 24, 2004
“Perfectly crafted stories... In his tenth book of stories William Trevor displays a matter-of-fact mastery. His tone and material are distinctive without any striving–it’s rare for him to raise his voice.... Trevor keeps his point of view fluid, so that the reader’s impressions of a central character can be enriched by other people’s.... Trevor has laid claim to a large stretch of human terrain. He must go on exploring it, even at the risk of turning it into a private and increasingly imaginary country. Call it Trevorland.”
—The Observer, April 25, 2004
Praise for William Trevor:
“The greatest living writer in English is an Anglo-Irishman named William Trevor. . . . It might seem presumptuous to speak about Trevor in Shakespearean terms, but he is among the few contemporary writers who warrant the comparison.”
—The Globe and Mail
“One of the pre-eminent writers of his generation. He is arguably the finest story writer from the era that may have seen the form reach its apex.”
—Toronto Star
“Often spoken of in the same breath as Joyce and Chekhov, Trevor shares both writers’ subtlety, and, like them, is able to create distinct and mysterious worlds.”
—National Post
“One of the greatest writers alive.”
—The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax)
From the Hardcover edition.
William Trevor was born in County Cork in 1928 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He has received many honours for his work, including the Whitbread Prize for fiction and the Lannan Literary Award. His novel Felicia’s Journey was made into an acclaimed feature film, directed by Atom Egoyan. William Trevor lives in England.
From the Hardcover edition.
From the Hardcover edition.
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- EditoreVintage Canada
- Data di pubblicazione2005
- ISBN 10 0676976700
- ISBN 13 9780676976700
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine256
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