William Trevor

William Trevor

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork on May 24th, 1928 and passed away at the age of 88 on November 21st, 2016.

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William Trevor Stats: The highest rated book by William Trevor on Book Notification is Love and Summer, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Story of Lucy Gault, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by William Trevor on Book Notification is The Story of Lucy Gault, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Love and Summer, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of William Trevor books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
A Standard of Behaviour
1958
2
The Old Boys
1964
3
The Boarding-House
1965
4
The Love Department
1966
5
Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel
1969
6
Miss Gomez and the Brethren
1971
7
The Last Lunch of the Season
1973
8
Elizabeth Alone
1973
9
The Children of Dynmouth
1976
10
Old School Ties
1976
11
Other People's Worlds
1980
12
Fools of Fortune
1983
13
Nights at the Alexandra
1987
14
The Silence in the Garden
1988
15
My House in Umbria
1991
16
Reading Turgenev
1991
17
Juliet's Story
1991
18
Felicia's Journey
1994
19
Death in Summer
1998
20
8
The Story of Lucy Gault
2002
21
10
Love and Summer
2009

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Day We Got Drunk on Cake and Other Stories
1967
2
The Ballroom of Romance and Other Stories
1972
3
Angels at the Ritz
1975
4
Lovers of Their Time and Other Stories
1978
5
The Distant Past and Other Stories
1979
6
Beyond the Pale
1981
7
The Stories of William Trevor
1983
8
The News from Ireland
1986
9
Family Sins
1989
10
The Collected Stories
1992
11
Outside Ireland
1992
12
Marrying Damian
1995
13
8
After Rain
1996
14
Cocktails at Doney's (With: Giles Gordon)
Cocktails at Doney's (With: Giles Gordon)
1996
15
Ireland
1998
16
The Hill Bachelors
2000
17
A Bit on the Side
2004
18
The Dressmaker's Child
2005
19
Cheating at Canasta
2007
20
Collected Stories Volume 1
2009
21
Collected Stories Volume 2
2009
22
Selected Stories
2010
23
The Mark-2 Wife
2011
24
Last Stories
2018

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of William Trevor Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Factions
1974
2
The Bumper Book of Ghost Stories
1976
3
Demons Within & Other Disturbing Tales
1977
4
Best for Winter
1979
5
Winter's Tales
1980
6
Winter's Tales 26
1981
7
The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories
1987
8
The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories
1989
9
Friendship
1990
10
Great Irish Detective Stories
1993
11
The Literary Traveller
1994
12
Fanfare: Fourteen Stories on a Musical Theme
1999
13
Emerald Eye
2005
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William Trevor: Biography

William Trevor was born on May 24th, 1928. William passed away November 21st, 2016 at 88 years old. William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork.

William Trevor was the author of the William Trevor Collections series which consists of 24 novels. The William Trevor Collections series started in 1967 with the novel The Day We Got Drunk on Cake and Other Stories. The most recently released novel in the William Trevor Collections series was Last Stories which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming novels for the William Trevor Collections series.

William Trevor: Awards & Accolades

William Trevor books have been nominated for multiple awards, Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1970. The Children of Dynmouth was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1976. Reading Turgenev was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 1991. The Collected Stories was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1993. Felicia's Journey was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1995. Death in Summer was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Fiction, in 1998. The Story of Lucy Gault was nominated for the Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2002.

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William Trevor: F.A.Q

When was William Trevor Born?

William Trevor was born on May 24th, 1928.

When did William Trevor die?

William Trevor died on November 21st, 2016 at 88 years old.

Where was William Trevor Born?

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, .

What was the first book William Trevor wrote?

The first novel written by William Trevor was A Standard of Behaviour, published in 1958.

What was the most recent book William Trevor wrote?

Their most recently released work was Last Stories on May 15th, 2018.

How many books has William Trevor written?

William Trevor has written 54 books. 21 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 5 books in the Plays, 24 books in the Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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