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Stoner follows the life of the eponymous William Stoner, his undistinguished career and workplace politics, marriage to his wife, Edith, affair with his colleague, Katherine, and his love and pursuit of literature.
John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 – March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor. He was best known for his novels Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and Augustus (1972), [1] which won a U.S. National Book Award. [2]
Jan 11, 2019 · The title of his biography comes from a 2007 New York Times article by the critic Morris Dickstein acclaiming Stoner as “the perfect novel”. In the novel the hero’s life is transformed by ...
Synopsis of Stoner. The title character, William Stoner, is an introvert. Having grown up on a farm, he has no plans, no expectations for the future until he his put on the spot one day in his English class.
Stoner is a novel from 1965 by the American writer John Williams. The book is about a man called William Stoner who goes to university in Missouri. The book tells the story of William Stoner's life, his job at the university and his wife Edith. It was published by Viking Press.
Sep 12, 2013 · It was the 1929 crash, the Spanish Civil War, the rise of Fascism in which human values were systematically eroded, and the very year that Stoner was published was also the year of the first Vietnam sit-ins on US campuses.
Feb 7, 2016 · Stoner is a study of an ordinary life graced by quiet heroism. Unquestionably one of the finest novels of the 20th century, its genius lies in its candour and in prose that simmers with subtle...
