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A remarkable collection of twelve new stories,mostly set in Ireland,which was greeted with universal acclamation when published in hardcover in 1996. The title story is a small, sad masterpiece, about a woman holidaying alone in an Italian hotel.
"A dazzling collection of short stories" SUNDAY TIMES
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William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin.
He has written many novels and won many prizes, including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His most recent novel, The Story of Lucy Gault (2002), was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Fiction Prize.
He is a celebrated short-story writer, and his two most recent collections are The Hill Bachelors (2000), which won the Macmillan Silver Pen Award and the Irish Times Literature Prize, and A Bit on the Side (2004). Both are available in Penguin, as is his Collected Stories.
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you ever wondered why people bother to write or read short stories then here is the answer. Perfect little gems that can ask big questions, develop complex characters, and take the reader through a huge emotional range in ten pages. Put down that overweight 800 page blockbuster and give a little time to the stories of William Trevor.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent collection, that I recommend highly. Each short story is a beautifully constructed little scenario, a snapshot of people and their feelings at a particular point in their lives. The attention to detail is amazing, as is the insight into the characters and their personalities. How he keeps the stories so brief, but so lyrical, I can't imagine.
A fantastic read - don't miss it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first saw William Trevor being very much praised in the Daily Mail Book Review a few weeks ago, so ordered After Rain, a selection of his short stories. I just cannot understand why I didn't know this wonderful writer. I couldn't even find his books in my local WH Smith so will be coming back to Amazon for more. Each story is a little gem and oh so subtle, telling you just so much without spelling it out and leaving you to come to your own conclusions; every sentence is beautifully written, if a little sombre sometimes. I'm only half way through (I only read at bedtime and like to savour each story!) but can't wait for more of William Trevor.
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Pleasant surprise
I have never heard about William Trevor until his book of stories "After Rain" was proposed for reading/discussion by a member of our small Reading Group in London. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Helena
Ah, so this is Perfection
Another perfect novel by William Trevor. You owe yourself the favor of giving yourself over to it for a day or two. You will be ever thankful you did.
Published on 29 Nov 2009 by Tom O'Leary
The work of a meticulous craftsman.
"After the rain" is a collection of 12 short stories where everything fits into place. The impression you have reading them is that of a very detailed narrative, the work of a... Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2009 by Alessandra F.
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