{"product_id":"last-stories-paperback","title":"Last Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA N\u003ci\u003eEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beloved and acclaimed William Trevor's last ten stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The great Irish writer, who died in 2016 at the age of 88, captured turning points in individual lives with effective understatement. This seemingly quiet but ultimately volcanic collection is his final gift to us, and it is filled with action sprung from human feeling.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a career that spanned more than half a century, William Trevor is regarded as one of the best writers of short stories in the English language. Now, in \u003ci\u003eLast Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the master storyteller delivers ten exquisitely rendered tales--nine of which have never been published in book form--that illuminate the human condition and will surely linger in the reader's mind long after closing the book. Subtle yet powerful, Trevor gives us insights into the lives of ordinary people. We encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; a young girl who discovers the mother she believed dead is alive and well; and a piano-teacher who accepts her pupil's theft in exchange for his beautiful music. This final and special collection is a gift to lovers of literature and Trevor's many admirers, and affirms his place as one of the world's greatest storytellers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, in 1928 and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the author of fourteen novels and thirteen collections of short stories, and he has won many prizes. His short stories appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and his \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e was chosen by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eas a Best Book of the Year. His novels include \u003ci\u003eLove and Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, nominated for the Man Booker Prize and selected as a\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Lucy Gault\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, the Whitbread Fiction Prize, and also selected as a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eDeath in Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and Notable Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700247040063,"sku":"9780525558125","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1a80d8584485a8782e3cc599a93743be.webp?v=1765016019","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/last-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}