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Robert Anthony Stone (August 21, 1937 – January 10, 2015) was an American novelist, journalist, and college professor. He was five times a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, [2] which he did receive in 1975 for his novel Dog Soldiers.
Jan 11, 2015 · Jan. 10, 2015. Robert Stone, who wrote ambitious, award-winning novels about errant Americans in dangerous circumstances or on existential quests — or both — as commentary on an unruly, wayward...
Mar 9, 2020 · The Life of Robert Stone, Who Captured American Energies in Intense, Foreboding Novels. By Dwight Garner. March 9, 2020. Share full article. 7. Patricia Wall/The New York Times. Do you ever...
Apr 22, 2024 · Robert Stone was an American author of fiction about individuals in conflict with the decaying late 20th-century Western societies in which they live. Stone served in the U.S. Navy before attending New York (1958–59) and Stanford (1962–64) universities. He wrote advertising copy and newspaper.
Mar 27, 2020 · Child of Light, a biography of Robert Stone, by Madison Smartt Bell book review - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 4 years ago. An unvarnished look at...
Apr 18, 2020 · Robert Stone set out to capture the national condition in fiction, a goal that’s more relevant than ever. By George Packer. May 2020 Issue. Ernesto Artillo. Robert Stone was one of those...
Jan 11, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Stone, the award-winning novelist who spun out tales of seekers, frauds and other misbegotten American dreamers in such works as “A Flag for Sunrise” and “Dog Soldiers,” died Saturday at age 77. Stone died at his home in Florida, his literary agent, Neil Olson, told The Associated Press.
