Yes! He is a master of the short story and although I'll never understand the resistance people have to short stories, I think Trevor could cure them. Thanks for this.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I think Trevor could cure the short story haters was well.
@mariajesustovardedios4064
2 жыл бұрын
After watching your video I really want to go on with W Trevor. I read The story of Lucy Gault and I loved it so much. I have also read Reading Turgenev because of Shawn and you. I’ll continue with the works translated in my language (Love and Summer, Felicias’s journey and Cheating at Canasts) and then I’ll try his short stories. Great video, thanks👍
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
I thought _Love and Summer_ was truly lovely. "The Dressmakers Child" from _Cheating At Canasta_ is amazing.
@peterashwell3270
8 ай бұрын
I am looking to start so many thanks for your lucid introduction.
@BookishTexan
8 ай бұрын
Thank you. I hope you love Trevor’s work.
@zxc102ful
3 ай бұрын
A master of the short story, but don't sell the novels short. I really liked "Fools of Fortune" & "Mrs. Eckdorf at O'Neill's Hotel". Plus, "Mrs Gomez & The Brethren" I feel is one of his best...Thank you for putting the video out!
@BookishTexan
3 ай бұрын
I haven’t read those novels, but he did write some good novels.
@travelthroughstories
2 жыл бұрын
These videos are so useful - thanks for making them. I've been really interested in William Trevor since hearing you mention him so much.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. He was a great writer.
@AndalusianIrish
10 ай бұрын
I adore Trevor's writing. The stories can be incredibly funny or incredibly sad.
@BookishTexan
10 ай бұрын
I agree 100%
@karenwood1364
Жыл бұрын
Oh i am cheering inside as i listen…thank you…
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@BrandonsBookshelf
2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite kind of video you make. I always learn so much. in this case I have not read any of his work so even more useful! Adding one or two of these to my list this year!
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brandon. That's very kind.
@67Parsifal
Жыл бұрын
I’ve enjoyed everything of his I’ve read but the stories consistently show him at his best. It took him a while longer to master the novel, but Other Peoples’ Worlds is my favourite.
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
I agree completely. I have not read Other People’s World’s. Trevor was just so dang prolific!
@nicolagoodwin1907
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for making this video! I just finished The Story of Lucy Gault after it was recommended by Ann Patchett. It was so wonderful and subtle. I’ve now got some ideas of where to next with Trevor.
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment.
@joebeamish
Жыл бұрын
I agree; his best short stories can stop you in your tracks.
@ianp9086
2 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for this! And I agree with everything you said - even about My House in Umbria! I think I just have 3 more story collections to go (I read one a year and stick to the original collections rather than the intimidatingly vast collected volume) and favourites have been Beyond the Pale, Lovers of their Time and After Rain - but they are all excellent. I would also highly recommend Silence in the Garden and Fools of Fortune to anyone who prefers novels. Trevor’s position as a Protestant in largely Catholic Ireland adds an interesting perspective to his work.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian. I just finished _Silence in the Garden_ and it was great. I will have to get a copy of _Fools of Fortune_. You have read a good bit more of Trevor than I! Trevor's Protestant background does give him a different perspective on Ireland, but I have always found him to be fairly generous in his portrayal of Catholics.
@seriela
2 жыл бұрын
Saving this for when I start reading Trevor. Thanks!
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Fair enough. Thanks Alba
@ghostreader9766
2 жыл бұрын
Now this is an interesting series. Great idea
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Justin
@RememberedReads
2 жыл бұрын
This was great (and I've never read Trevor, so practical!). 👍
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jen.
@anenthusiasticreader
2 жыл бұрын
This was excellent. You’ve convinced me to try the novella from Two Lives.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sonya. _Reading Turgenev_ is beautiful
@debsteinman1506
2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would do a "where not to start" on William Trevor. Based on past discussions of his writings you reviewed I purchased his collection of short stories even though I'm not a fan of short stories, and I read the first one "The Piano Tuner's Wife and thoroughly enjoyed it and in fact found myself thinking about it. I am giving it a few more days to sink in and then will be rereading it. So, thank you for this.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
I am glad that you enjoyed "The Piano Tuner's Wife" and that you are going to continue on with Trevor. Thank you for the kind words.
@scallydandlingaboutthebook2711
2 жыл бұрын
I have to agree about the wonderfulness William Trevor even though I am not so keen on short stories as a rule.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Many of his novels --- The Silence in the Garden, Love and Summer, and Reading Turgenev -- read like in depth short stories to me.
@oliviola1
Жыл бұрын
I hadn’t heard of him but came across a stash of his books at an op-shop in Melbourne. Bought two and am enjoying ‘ A Bit on the Side’. The way the book is organised it took me a while to realise they are short stories- wondering why new characters were being added all the time!
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
Haha! Trevor is a master short story writer. I hope you enjoy them.
@melissabrown5430
Жыл бұрын
I just finished reading Natural History by Andrea Barrett (Ship Fever introduced me to and made me appreciate short stories). In her bio it said she's written in the style of Munro and Trevor, so here I am! Thank you for this video!
@BookishTexan
Жыл бұрын
I have not read Andrea Barrett, but she has good taste in writers to model her writing on. Thanks for watching
@SpringboardThought
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I have After Rain. But otherwise the name didn’t even click for me. Insightful and thoughtful as ever.
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Fraser. I hope you will enjoy his writing when you get to it.
@SupposedlyFun
2 жыл бұрын
My library doesn't have The Collected Stories--is there an individual collection of stories you would recommend starting with?
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
_The News From Ireland_ is a good kind of mid career collection. I like all the later ones (not every story, but when taken as a whole):_Cheating At Canasta_ _After Rain_ and _Last Stories_.
@SupposedlyFun
2 жыл бұрын
@@BookishTexan Thanks! They have Last Stories and Cheating at Canasta so I'll pick one of those.
@benthomas1885
Жыл бұрын
There is a penguin collected stories which is just amazing.
@TheCodeXCantina
2 жыл бұрын
👍
@anotherbibliophilereads
2 жыл бұрын
I have the massive 1,200 page collected short stories. Do you have a favorite few?
@BookishTexan
2 жыл бұрын
I am only about a fourth of the way through it, though I have read one of the collections contained it it. I like "The Table" "The Ballroom of Romance" "The 47th Saturday", "The Day We Got Drunk on Cake" and "The News From Ireland"
@67Parsifal
Жыл бұрын
@@BookishTexan my favourites: Flights Of Fancy, The Blue Dress, An Evening With John Joe Dempsey, The Hotel of the Idle Moon, A Choice Of Butchers.
@timothymontes2049
Жыл бұрын
"Torridge" is my personal favorite. He is a master at peeling the onion of secrets, layer by layer, until you are overwhelmed by a story's revelations. Ditto for "Teresa's Wedding" and "The Smoke Trees of San Pietro." His lyrical prose style conceals a lot of these secrets in a beautiful nuanced texture. When he's good, he's great, even better than Alice Munro because Trevor is capable of chameleonlike empathy. Negative capability par excellence... Trevor is eminently rereadable. Reader's bliss.
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