A Bit on the Side
Autor William Trevoren Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 sep 2005
William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age, and a new collection of stories from him is always a cause for celebration. In these twelve stories, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents’ unstable marriage after a horrible tragedy; a schoolgirl regrets gossiping about the cuckolded man who tutors her; and, in the volume’s title story, a middle-aged accountant offers his reasons for ending a love affair. At the heart of this stunning collection is Trevor’s characteristic tenderness and unflinching eye for both the humanizing and dehumanizing aspects of modern urban and rural life.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143035916
ISBN-10: 0143035916
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 197 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0143035916
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 129 x 197 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
Recenzii
"Every story here is a model example of just how much a great writer can reveal in a short space." —Newsweek
"A Bit on the Side is a wonderful book… William Trevor really is the best short story writer alive." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
"A Bit on the Side is a wonderful book… William Trevor really is the best short story writer alive." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Notă biografică
William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of twenty-nine books, including Felicia's Journey, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was made into a motion picture, and The Story of Lucy Gault, which was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Whitbread Fiction Prize. In 1996 he was the recipient of the Lannan Award for Fiction. In 2001, he won the Irish Times Literature Prize for fiction. Two of his books were chosen by The New York Times as best books of the year, and his short stories appeared regularly in The New Yorker. In 1997, he was named Honorary Commander of the British Empire.
Descriere
From the bestselling author of "The Story of Lucy Gault, Death in Summer, After Rain," and "Felicia's Journey" comes a collection of short fiction. Trevor is a regular contributor to "The New Yorker" magazine.