Trevor, William

Highly recommended. [See Prepub Alert, 11/6/17.]

Publishing on May 24, which would have been Trevor's 90th birthday, this collection of ten final stories from a multi-award-winning master of the form will draw big attention throughout the literary community...

If Vermeer wrote short stories, perhaps they would read like Trevor's, suffused as they are with light, clarity, and depth. This volume underscores Trevor's primary place in the pantheon of great short story writers and supports his status as one of the greatest literary artists of the modern era. His oeuvre suggests compelling connections and continuities among the work of de Maupassant, Chekhov, and Pritchett and that of the most gifted contemporary short story writers, including Nicola Barker and Anne Enright. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 7/10.]