The Irish writer William Trevor has died at the age of 88, his publisher has announced. He also won the Whitbread prize three times and frequently contributed short stories to The New Yorker magazine. Every word mattered, every sentence was its own big house.”As news spread internationally, Joyce Carol Oates was among the first to respond, tweeting: “William Trevor, one of the great short story writers. beautifully composed, lyrical, understated prose.”Born in 1928 in Mitchelstown, County Cork, William Trevor Cox attended St Columba’s College in Dublin and studied history at Trinity College, Dublin. Trevor was awarded a CBE in 1977 for his services to literature, and was made a Companion of Literature in 1994.

Source: The Guardian November 21, 2016 15:51 UTC