William Trevor (born 1928), whose life and fictional settings were divided between his native Ireland and his adopted England, was a successful novelist, television dramatist, playwright, and, above all, master of the short story. William Trevor Cox...
William Trevor is considered one of the masters of the contemporary short story. The author of eleven novels and seven collections of short fiction, he was recognized for his contributions to literature with the title of commander, Order of the British...
William Trevor has established a solid reputation both in Britain and America as an exceptionally sensitive, morally concerned writer whose forte appears to be rendering comic pathos, whether in his novels or in his short stories. Although born in...
Physical education teacher Trevor Williams died of heart attack in his hometown of Loughborough, England, in Dec 1998. Williams taught physical education in several schools in Canada and England. After finishing his doctoral studies, he became a senior lecturer in sport studies and a...
The Irish writer William Trevor is one of the finest storytellers in the world. That is a statement of fact, not opinion. In an outstanding caree, which began quietly enough in 1958 with his debut novel, A Standard of Behaviour, now largely forgotten...
In the essay below, Rhodes examines five of Trevor's short stories concerning the Irish troubles and finds that they share similar characters and themes.
