{"product_id":"the-collected-stories-9780140232455","title":"The Collected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Collected Stories \u003c\/i\u003e- a stunning volume of William Trevor's unforgettable short stories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Trevor is one of the most renowned figures in contemporary literature, described as 'the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language' by the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and acclaimed for his haunting and profound insights into the human heart. Here is a collection of his short fiction, with dozens of tales spanning his career and ranging from the moving to the macabre, the humorous to the haunting. From the penetrating 'Memories of Youghal' to the bittersweet 'Bodily Secrets' and the elegiac 'Two More Gallants', here are masterpieces of insight, depth, drama and humanity, acutely rendered by a modern master. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A textbook for anyone who ever wanted to write a story, and a treasure for anyone who loves to read them' Madison Smartt Bell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Extraordinary... Mr. Trevor's sheer intensity of entry into the lives of his people...proceeds to uncover new layers of yearning and pain, new angles of vision and credible thought' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Trevor \u003c\/b\u003ewas 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 \u003ci\u003eFelicia's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was made into a motion picture, and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Lucy Gault, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as best books of the year, and his short stories appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1997, he was named Honorary Commander of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526845960466,"sku":"9780140232455","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4735b384-d178-408a-aaaf-484fea42a6f1.jpg?v=1731284360","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-stories-9780140232455","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}