The beloved and acclaimed William Trevor's last ten stories, six of which have never been published. With a career that spanned more than half a century, William Trevor was regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories in the English language. Now, in Last Stories, the admired master storyteller delivers ten exquisitely rendered stories that illuminate the human cond...(展开全部)

In this final collection of ten exquisite, perceptive and profound stories, William Trevor probes into the depths of the human spirit. Here we encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; a young girl who discovers the mother she believed dead is alive and well; and a piano-teacher who accepts her pupil's theft in exchan...(展开全部)

威廉•特雷弗 （1928－2016） 爱尔兰当代文学大师，被《纽约客》誉为“当代英语世界最伟大的短篇小说家”。出生于爱尔兰科克郡米切尔斯敦一个中产阶级新教家庭，在外省度过童年时代，后到都柏林圣三一学院历史系求学，毕业后先后做过雕塑家、教师和广告公司文案。从一九五四年起，和妻子移居英国。 自一九五八年出版第一部长篇小说《行为标准》以来，已创作近二十部中长篇小说、数百篇短篇小说，还著有多部戏剧剧本、童书及散文集。先后三次获得英国惠特布雷德图书奖，五次入围布克奖，一度是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选。二○○二年，英国女王伊丽莎白二世授予骑士爵位。二○○八年，获得爱尔兰图书奖终身成就奖。 二○一六年十一月，病逝于英格兰萨默塞特郡。

The beloved and acclaimed William Trevor's last ten stories, six of which have never been published. With a career that spanned more than half a century, William Trevor was regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories in the English language. Now, in Last Stories, the admired master storyteller delivers ten exquisitely rendered stories that illuminate the human cond...(展开全部)

In this final collection of ten exquisite, perceptive and profound stories, William Trevor probes into the depths of the human spirit. Here we encounter a tutor and his pupil, whose lives are thrown into turmoil when they meet again years later; a young girl who discovers the mother she believed dead is alive and well; and a piano-teacher who accepts her pupil's theft in exchan...(展开全部)

威廉•特雷弗 （1928－2016） 爱尔兰当代文学大师，被《纽约客》誉为“当代英语世界最伟大的短篇小说家”。出生于爱尔兰科克郡米切尔斯敦一个中产阶级新教家庭，在外省度过童年时代，后到都柏林圣三一学院历史系求学，毕业后先后做过雕塑家、教师和广告公司文案。从一九五四年起，和妻子移居英国。 自一九五八年出版第一部长篇小说《行为标准》以来，已创作近二十部中长篇小说、数百篇短篇小说，还著有多部戏剧剧本、童书及散文集。先后三次获得英国惠特布雷德图书奖，五次入围布克奖，一度是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选。二○○二年，英国女王伊丽莎白二世授予骑士爵位。二○○八年，获得爱尔兰图书奖终身成就奖。 二○一六年十一月，病逝于英格兰萨默塞特郡。

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吉尔·墨菲的作品十分畅销，其中最广为人知的代表作是“魔法小女巫”。她从15岁起就开始编写小故事，并亲自为故事绘制图画，这使她成为一个非常成功的图画书作者和绘者。《总算安静了》是她的第一本图画书，并为她赢得入围凯特·格林纳威大奖的荣誉。

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep however he tried and wherever he tried. SNORE, SNORE went Mrs Bear. TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK went the clock. Would he never get to sleep? The familiar noises, repetition and beautiful illustrations make this delightful picture book an all-time favourite with children and adults everywhere.