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The News from Ireland and Other Stories

by William Trevor · 1986

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With stories set in Ireland, England, and Italy, this rich collection perfectly exemplifies Trevor's three great qualities: subtlety, honesty, and humanity. A fond depiction of the sad, anticlimactic moments in ordinary lives by a master of the short story.

Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 284 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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