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Description for Two Lives
Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in good dustwrapper.Irish literature.First American edition. William Trevor, KBE (born 24 May 1928), is an Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world,[1] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers of short stories in the English language.[2] He has won the Whitbread Prize three times and has been nominated five times for the Booker Prize, most recently for his novel Love and Summer (2009), which was also shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2011. His name has also been mentioned in relation to the Nobel Prize in Literature.[3] Trevor has resided in Devon, South West England, since the 1950s.
This book comprises two novels, "Reading Turgenev" and "My House in Umbria", which evoke the landscapes of Ireland and Italy, respectively. The stories are linked by a common theme - the importance of fiction in two women's lives. "Reading Turgenev" was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.
This book comprises two novels, "Reading Turgenev" and "My House in Umbria", which evoke the landscapes of Ireland and Italy, respectively. The stories are linked by a common theme - the importance of fiction in two women's lives. "Reading Turgenev" was shortlisted for the 1991 Booker Prize.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Viking
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780670839339
SKU
KEX0273966
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Ref
99-1
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