After Rain | Literary Precedents
Trevor's skill in sketching vivid scenes and the physical appearance of his characters suggest the influence of the London novels of Charles Dickens. The Irish stories also invite comparison to Chekhov's portrayal of family and rural life in Russia. Inevitably Trevor's work is compared to that of James Joyce, as they share the experience of an Irish childhood and later emigration to England where both began their careers as writers. Trevor, as a Protestant outsider, however, views rural Catholic life much differently than does Joyce. Also, his clear, straightforward language has little...
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