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William Trevor

EnglishMay 24, 1928 – November 20, 2016Irish Short Fiction

Irish master of the short story and novelist whose work is an incomparable record of Irish and English provincial life. He won the Whitbread Prize and was three times shortlisted for the Booker. He is considered one of the greatest short-story writers in the English language.

Works

  • The Old BoysNovel following lives of former school friends at reunion→
  • Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's HotelNovel set in Dublin hotel where mysterious woman investigates past→
  • The Children of DynmouthNovel about strange boy's malevolent influence on coastal town→
  • Fools of FortuneTragic family saga spanning generations in Irish conflict→
  • The Story of Lucy GaultNovel of woman's unexpected return to inherited estate after years→
  • Felicia's JourneyPsychological thriller about lonely man's obsessive pursuit of woman→
  • Reading TurgenevNovel about woman discovering Turgenev's works and new perspectives→

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