The Stories of William Trevor

by William Trevor · 1983

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This large volume gathers the short stories of William Trevor, the Anglo-Irish writer, selected from across his work and published as a single collection in 1983. The stories are quiet and precise, following ordinary people in Ireland and England through small moments of disappointment, secrecy and longing.

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Trevor was known for letting the reader infer what characters leave unsaid, and the collection shows how much feeling can sit beneath a plain, observant surface. It is a substantial book to dip into, one story at a time.

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Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 800 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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