William Trevor: 39 books

The denizens of a crumbling Dublin hotel are the subject of a meddling photographer in this Booker Prize–shortlisted “masterpiece” (Irish Times). Once a flourishing establishment, O’Neill’s Hotel has fallen on hard times. The same could be said for the people who live there. Among...

The Whitbread Award–winning author “demonstrates a master’s touch” in this tale of an aristocratic Irish family’s ruinous path toward modernity (The New York Times). An island estate off the coast of county Cork, Carriglas has been in the Rolleston family for centuries. Sarah Pollexfen,...

From the award-winning author of Love and Summer: A short novel about coming of age in WWII-era provincial Ireland that “certainly lingers in the mind” (Harriet Waugh, Spectator). At fifty-eight, Harry is a lifelong bachelor who never left the Irish village where he was born. But he will...

La pâle et touchante Marie-Louise finit ses jours en marge du monde des gens dits « normaux ». Les souvenirs d'un passé reviennent par bouffées, entre l'époux médiocre, le sadisme sournois de l'entourage et la mémoire d'un amour manqué, celui qu'elle voua à son cousin qui l'initia à la beauté des choses... en lisant Tourgueniev.

Het verhaal van Lucy Gault begint in 1921 op het roerige Ierse platteland. De vader van de negenjarige Lucy betrapt drie nationalisten op zijn landgoed Lahardane, hij schiet en verwondt één van hen. Dat zal hem door de lokale bevolking niet vergeven worden. Hoewel de Gaults er al vele generaties...

A Dynmouth tutto è pulito, elegante: case linde, chiese e scuole, un piccolo porto. E una vita ordinata e sonnacchiosa, che si anima solo in occasione di qualche festività. Eppure, qualcuno sta per sconvolgerla. Non un efferato criminale, ma un ragazzino, Timothy Gedge, che ha un progetto innocente...

Irlanda, 1921. Alla vigilia dell’indipendenza, nel paese le manifestazioni antibritanniche si fanno sempre più pericolose. Per questo il capitano Gault e la moglie Heloise si rassegnano a lasciare l’Irlanda e riparare in Inghilterra, patria della donna. La decisione è presa, ma nessuno chiede il...

Pur di sfuggire alla modesta fattoria in cui è nata e cresciuta e coronare il sogno di vivere in città, spinta dall’illusione del benessere e dell’affrancamento sociale, l’ingenua Mary Louise accetta di sposare il poco attraente Elmer, più vecchio di lei e desideroso di trovare moglie solo per...

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter,...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they...

This collection of essays asserts the specific value of world history research and teaching, showing how the field contributes to the larger historical profession and offering concrete suggestions to develop more interaction between the academy and the public. The twelve contributors, each with their...