The book of wonders douglas trevor

He is currently serving as director of the helen zell writers program. Thin tear won the 2005 iowa short fiction award and was a finalist for the 2006. The book of wonders by douglas trevor 2017, paperback. Join us as we celebrate the paperback release of the fortunes by peter ho davies and the release of the book of wonders by douglas trevor, both of whom are professors at the university of michigan the family institution is revered in chinese culture, but the historical reality of chinese americans has seen family bonds denied, fragmented, or imperiled. The final proposition kindle edition by douglas, trevor. Upon completing the novelist and the short story writer, the author delivered to me what the antagonist hoped to capture in his writing. Join us for an evening of discussing literature in both the novel and short story format with university of michigan zell writers professors douglas trevor and claire vaye watkins as they discuss trevor s new collection of short stories, the book of wonders. The book of wonders, douglas trevor shop online for. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of wonders. A lonely female accountant falls for a man who seems to have stepped out of a greek myth. The book of wonders will be published this upcoming october by sixoneseven books. The sound book is a science essay by an acoustic engineer, trevor cox, who travels around the world seeking the sonic wonders.

He received the iowa short fiction award and was a finalist for the hemingway foundationpen award for his first book, a collection of stories entitled the thin tear in the fabric of space 2005. Douglas trevor is the author of the thin tear in the fabric of space university of iowa press, 2005, girls i know sixoneseven books, 20. A lonely female accountant falls for a man who seems to have. Douglas trevor discusses and signs book of wonders. In my favorite story in douglas trevor s most recent story collection, the book of wonders, a young novelist muses that readers willing to take on fiction were looking for refuge from reality, and short stories didnt provide much of a refuge. Doug is the author, most recently, of the short story collection the book of wonders. Douglas trevor born 1969 is an american author and academic. Douglas trevor discusses and signs book of wonders book soup. These characters, often academics, tend to be feeling hapless in middle age, and they crave life changes that their habits and mildness and shorehugging arent likely to allowuntil trevor puts them into collisions with big disruptive forces.

Either way, the bookstores secondfloor was packed with readers filling every seat and every place to stand excited for the release of the book of wonders, the newest collection of short stories by trevor, a professor of english and. Doug trevor is intrigued by the vicissitudes of character and his stories touch upon moral, intellectual, spiritual issues that engage us all. His writing is crisp, witty, and deftly traverses the inner and outer landscapes of his characters and their situations. About douglas trevor author of the book of wonders 2017. The book of wonders sixoneseven books, 2017 douglas trevor is the author of the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space, which won the 2005 iowa short fiction award and was a finalist for the 2006 hemingway foundationpen award for first fiction. In these nine stories, douglas trevor explores unsettling and comic situations in which people lose their bearings, reinvent themselves, or resolvesometimes haplesslyto make sense of their lives. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Trevor s girls i know, 20 second book of stories is nimble and smartbookish in a mostly good way. The book of wonders kindle edition by trevor, douglas. Douglas trevor, author of the book of wonders, girls i know, and the thin tear in the fabric of space.

He seems to be more effusive on the sound effect of. Douglas trevor is the author of the novel girls i know sixoneseven books, 20, which won the 20 balcones fiction prize, and the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space. Douglas trevor is the author of the novel girls i know sixoneseven books, 20, and the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space university of iowa press, 2005. Paperback in stock jennifer haigh and douglas trevor. The book of wonders douglas trevor on free shipping on qualifying offers.

In the winter of 2001, 29yearold walt steadman survives a shooting i. Author douglas trevor, a former ui english department faculty member, stirs up a spicefilled brew of fairly lighthearted short stories called the book of wonders. The book of wonders um lsa english language and literature. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In these nine stories, douglas trevor explores unsettling and co. In 2017, trevors second collection of stories, the book of wonders, appeared. The book of wonders reminds us not only of the struggle to connect, but also of what the most unlikely of people may realize they share. No one at literati on tuesday night took douglas trevor s death omen seriously. Harvard book store welcomes acclaimed writers jennifer haigh and douglas trevor for a discussion of their works of fiction, heat and light. Douglas trevor is the author of the short story collection the book of wonders sixoneseven books, 2017, the novel girls i know sixoneseven books, 20, which won the 20 balcones fiction prize, and the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space university of iowa press, 2005, which received the iowa short fiction award and was named a finalist for the hemingway. The nine stories that comprise this collection circle around. Douglas trevor is professor of english and creative writing at the university of michigan. Though meant to explain the lack of public appreciation for the short story, i cannot help but feel that this line also serves to explain the. With one foot in contemporary life and another in the land of myth and fable, douglas trevor is a unique and memorable conjurer.

Um english professor douglas trevor could have a comfortable life as an academic specializing in sixteenth and seventeenthcentury english literature. The book of wonders douglas trevor the book of wonders book. Reading his collection the book of wonders makes my admiration for his work even greater. Dan chaon, author of ill will by turns highspirited and searchingly tender, the nine wonderful stories in the book of wonders are generous, perceptive, and. Douglas trevor is the author of the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space, which. Literati is thrilled to welcome back douglas trevor who will be sharing his new collection of stories the book of wonders. An interview with douglas trevor sometimes people choose the safety of seclusion and loneliness over the dangers associated with new experiences. Former university of iowa english department faculty douglas trevor will read from his short story collection the book of wonders. Douglas trevors the book of wonders, sixoneseven books, 2017, contains nine stories which present surreal situations and relationships that border on the.

Literati is thrilled to welcome back douglas trevor who will be sharing his new collection of stories the book of wonders about the book of wonders. Fishpond thailand, the book of wonders by douglas trevorbuy. Doug will be participating in multiple events with literati. Located in the midst of book shelves and warm coffee, prairie lights hosted trevor and his interested readers and colleagues on thursday. Douglas trevor is the author of the novel girls i know, and the short story collection the thin tear in the fabric of space. Douglas trevor s the book of wonders, sixoneseven books, 2017, contains nine stories which present surreal situations and relationships that border on the believable. I was interested, in this collection, in examining this kind of choice. Douglas trevor christens the book of wonders at literati. In my favorite story in douglas trevors most recent story collection, the book of wonders, a young novelist muses that readers willing to take. The book of wonders by douglas trevor, paperback barnes. Trevor manages again and again to steer stories into deeper, weirder, more fascinating waters. With one foot in contemporary life and another in the land of myth and fable, douglas trevor is. These are richly inventive and deftly executed stories that brim with lifeunpredictable, lyric, energetic, storytelling at its finest. Douglas trevor um lsa english language and literature.