ACCLAIMED Irish author William Trevor has died aged 88.
Born in Mitchelstown in Co. Cork on May, 28, 1928, the author and playwright was a three-time winner of the Whitbread prize.
He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, starting a short career as a teacher before taking up writing full time.
Much of his work was set in both England and Ireland and explored the tension between Protestant land owners and Catholic tenants.
His published works include, 1964’s The Old Boys, The Whitbread Prize winning Felicia’s Journey, and 2002’s The Story of Lucy Gault.
The writer has resided in Devon since the 1950s. In 2002 he received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
A bronze monument to the writer was unveiled in his home town of Mitchelstown in 2004.
Publishing giant Penguin Books who own Trevor's publishing house Viking Press tweeted their condolences today.
We're very saddened to learn that William Trevor, one of the most acclaimed writers in English of the last century, has passed away. pic.twitter.com/IOnoCnj0Q1
— Penguin Books (@PenguinBooks) November 21, 2016
