The Mark-2 Wife William Trevor

Name: The Mark-2 Wife By William Trevor
SKU: 9780141196244
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The Mark-2 Wife by William Trevor

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Summary

Includes such stories as: The Mark-2 Wife, The Time of Year and Cheating at Canasta.

The Mark-2 Wife Summary

The Mark-2 Wife by William Trevor

It's like gadgets in shops.You buy a gadget and you develop an affection for it... but all of a sudden there are newer and better gadgets in the shops.More up-to-date models. William Trevor has been acclaimed as the greatest contemporary writer of short stories in the English language, likened to Chekhov for his insights into human nature. These three tales of obsession, heartbreak, silent sorrow and the small tragedies of ordinary lives are profound, immaculate and beautiful. This book includes The Mark-2 Wife, The Time of Year and Cheating at Canasta.

About William Trevor

William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, in 1928 and spent his childhood in provincial Ireland. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He has written many novels, and won many prizes including the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. The Hill Bachelors (2000), a collection of short stories, won both the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award for Short Stories and the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize for Fiction in 2001. The Story of Lucy Gault (2002), was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. William Trevor's latest books are: A Bit On the Side (2004), on the theme of adultery; The Dressmaker's Child (2005); and Cheating at Canasta (2007). Many of William Trevor's stories have appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines. He has also written plays for the stage, and for radio and television. In 2002 William Trevor was awarded an honorary knighthood in recognition of his services to literature.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002468864

ISBN 13

9780141196244

ISBN 10

0141196246

Title

The Mark-2 Wife by William Trevor

Author

William Trevor

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Year published

20110215

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us