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Fiction Short Stories (single Author)

Family Sins and Other Stories

by (author) William Trevor

Publisher
Key Porter Books
Initial publish date
Apr 2002
Category
Short Stories (single author), General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780886192372
    Publish Date
    Apr 2002
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

An incredible collection of stories on the human condition by the master artist and humorist William Trevor. In these twelve selections from a rich career, themes such as the suffocating compromises made for perceived gain, the poverty of life without love, and the casualties of bereavement are visited with superb craftsmanship. (1999)

About the author

WILLIAM TREVOR was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, in 1928. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and has spent a great part of his life in Ireland. Since his first novel, The Old Boys, was awarded the Hawthorne Prize in 1964, he has received many honours for his work, including the Royal Society of Literature Award, the allied Irish Banks Prize for Literature, and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His novel, The Story of Lucy Gault, was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Fiction Prize. Trevor is a member of the Irish Academy of Letters. He has been awarded an Honorary CBE, was made a Companion of Literature, and was knighted for his services to literature. In 1999, Felicia’s Journey was made into an award-winning film by Atom Egoyan. His most recent books are A Bit on the Side and Cheating at Canastas.

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