The Art of Revision in the Short Stories of V.S. Pritchett and William Trevor

by Jonathan Bloom

This pioneering critical study of Pritchett and Trevor is intended for scholar and general reader alike. It is the first to draw on extensive, unpublished archival holdings, including manuscripts, notebooks, and correspondence. Tracing the growth of their short stories from initial idea through publication, it reveals how they create the "unsaid" element that gives the reader an interpretive role; explores their transformation of actual incidents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403973253
• ISBN13: 9781403973252
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"