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William Trevor (Author)
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Publication Date: 25 Sep 2003 | ISBN-10: 0140232451 | ISBN-13: 978-0140232455 | Edition: New Ed

The Collected Stories - a stunning volume of William Trevor's unforgettable short stories

William Trevor is one of the most renowned figures in contemporary literature, described as 'the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language' by the New Yorker and acclaimed for his haunting and profound insights into the human heart. Here is a collection of his short fiction, with dozens of tales spanning his career and ranging from the moving to the macabre, the humorous to the haunting. From the penetrating 'Memories of Youghal' to the bittersweet 'Bodily Secrets' and the elegiac 'Two More Gallants', here are masterpieces of insight, depth, drama and humanity, acutely rendered by a modern master.

'A textbook for anyone who ever wanted to write a story, and a treasure for anyone who loves to read them' Madison Smartt Bell

'Extraordinary... Mr. Trevor's sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people...proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought' The New York Times Book Review

Readers of The Story of Lucy Gault and Love and Summer will adore The Collected Stories. They will also be cherished by readers of Colm Toibin and William Boyd.

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork. He has written eighteen novels and novellas, and hundreds of short stories, for which he has won a number of prizes including the Hawthornden Prize, the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and the David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement. In 2002 he was knighted for his services to literature. His books in Penguin are: After Rain; A Bit on the Side; Bodily Secrets; Cheating at Canasta; The Children of Dynmouth; The Collected Stories (Volumes One and Two); Death in Summer; Felicia's Journey; Fools of Fortune; The Hill Bachelors; Love and Summer; The Mark-2 Wife; Selected Stories; The Story of Lucy Gault and Two Lives.

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  • Paperback: 1280 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (25 Sep 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140232451
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140232455
  • Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 5.1 x 22.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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William Trevor was born in 1928 at Mitchelstown, County Cork, spent his childhood in provincial Ireland, and now lives in Devon.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime stuff 23 Jan 2000
By asandk@yahoo.co.uk
Format:Paperback
This is a truly wonderful book: dozens of short stories of consistently high quality by one of the really great figures in literature. Trevor uses words with great precision and economy to depict a whole world and portray a complex and ambivalent character within paragraphs. His two special tricks are the use of incredibly flat, deadpan prose to tell us about something really horrible or astonishingy bizarre; and the use of incredibly funny, almost surreal dialogue.

The earlier stories are sometimes blackly humorous and macabre. The latter ones have an autumnal and elegaic feel. It is hard to know which type to prefer, or to pick a favourite. A personal top six would be "Memories of Youghal", "An Evening with John Joe Dempsey", "Mrs Silly", "Bodily Secrets", "Two More Gallants" and "Coffee with Oliver". But another half dozen would do just as well. One feels there is a trick, to have produced so much with such excellence. But there is no trick: just constant excellence.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime stuff 23 Jan 2000
By asandk@yahoo.co.uk
Format:Paperback
This is a truly wonderful book: dozens of short stories of consistently high quality by one of the really great figures in literature. Trevor uses words with great precision and economy to depict a whole world and portray a complex and ambivalent character within paragraphs. His two special tricks are the use of incredibly flat, deadpan prose to tell us about something really horrible or astonishingy bizarre; and the use of incredibly funny, almost surreal dialogue.

The earlier stories are sometimes blackly humorous and macabre. The latter ones have an autumnal and elegaic feel. It is hard to know which type to prefer, or to pick a favourite. A personal top six would be "Memories of Youghal", "An Evening with John Joe Dempsey", "Mrs Silly", "Bodily Secrets", "Two More Gallants" and "Coffee with Oliver". But another half dozen would do just as well. One feels there is a trick, to have produced so much with such excellence. But there is no trick: just constant excellence.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars COLLECTED STORIES by William Trevor 5 Dec 2009
By Matthew Lage
Format:Hardcover
This is a cause for celebration. Trevor is a master of the short story, and having all of his work published extant makes this boxed set a desert island necessity. The only caveat is the quality of the paper--pretty cheap overall, a reflection of these shortsighted times and an insult on the part of his publisher. These are volumes that one should cherish for the next century: it is doubtful that the paper will last that long.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Over 1000 pages of quality short stories
This is a big collection and it took me some time to read but it was time well spent. Every story is fascinating and well crafted. The everyday made extraordinary. Read more
Published 11 months ago by SACB
5.0 out of 5 stars Master of the trade
This book contains only perfect short stories. No other writer, not even Roald Dahl or John Cheever are remotely as good as William Trevor. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2011 by Reinout
4.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, poor publishing
This is a terrific set of the collected William Trevor short stories. Other reviewers have commented on the excellence of Trevor's work and I agree : the stories deserve a 5 star... Read more
Published on 5 April 2010 by A reader
2.0 out of 5 stars Amazing stories, disappointing production
I'm not going to review Trevor's ability as a short story writer - plenty have done that already. All I can add is that, for me, he's up there with Alice Munro, Lorrie Moore,... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2010 by Henry Turner
4.0 out of 5 stars Every story a miniature masterpiece
Even with the generous Amazon discount on this two volume set it an expensive buy, but worth every penny. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Mr. S. F. Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars I look at all the lonely people
Wow! This guy is a master of the short story.

If this book were a song it would be Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles.

Tales of people with sad, passive lives. Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by dangermash
4.0 out of 5 stars Master of the Short Story
I first discovered William Trevor when I read his novel The Story of Lucy Gault. I found his descriptive ability excellent and felt that I was quickly drawn into the story because... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by D. Hendrickson
5.0 out of 5 stars My desert island book
This is my favourite book ever, a collection from the pen of a complete master. Trevor is unmatched, in Europe at least, for his skill at drafting short stories of insight, depth,... Read more
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