William Trevor | |
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| Born | William Trevor Cox 24 May 1928 Mitchelstown, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 20 November 2016 (aged 88) Crediton, Devon, England |
| Pen name | William Trevor |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Irish[1][2][3][4] |
| Notable works | The Old Boys The Boarding House Mrs. Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel The Children of Dynmouth Fools of Fortune Two Lives Felicia's Journey The Story of Lucy Gault Love and Summer The Dressmaker's Child |
| Notable awards | Hawthornden Prize for Literature 1964 Whitbread Prize 2008 |
William Trevor Cox KBE (24 May 1928 – 20 November 2016), known by his pen name William Trevor, was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world,[5] he is widely regarded as one of the greatest contemporary writers of short stories in the English language.[6]
Trevor won the Whitbread Prize three times and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize, the last for his novel Love and Summer (2009), which was also shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2011. His name was also mentioned in relation to the Nobel Prize in Literature.[7] He won the 2008 International Nonino Prize in Italy. In 2014, Trevor was bestowed with the title of Saoi within Aosdána.[8]
Trevor resided in England from 1954 until his death at the age of 88.[9]
- ^ Porter, Peter (21 November 2016). "William Trevor obituary". TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "William Trevor, eminent Irish author of the darkly humorous, dies at 88". The Washington Post.
- ^ "William Trevor obituary: Triple Whitbread Prize-winning Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer". Independent.co.uk. 23 November 2016.
- ^ "William Trevor, one of Ireland's great novelists, dies at 88". Los Angeles Times. 21 November 2016.
- ^ Flood, Alison (12 April 2011). "Impac prize shortlist dominated by three-strong Irish contingent". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "It's like gadgets in shops".
- ^ "Punters tip Trevor for Nobel honour". Irish Independent. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "William Trevor elected to position of Saoi by Aosdána to honour outstanding achievements". RTÉ News. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ The Guardian: William Trevor, watchful master of the short story, dies aged 88