Stoner
Williams, John, 1922-19942012
Book
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely. Yet with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value. "Stoner" tells of the conflicts, defeats and victories of the human race that pass unrecorded by history, and reclaims the significance of an individual life. A reading experience like no other, itself a paean to the power of literature, it is a novel to be savoured.
Main title:
Stoner / John Williams ; with an introduction by John McGahern.
Author:
Williams, John, 1922-1994, authorMcGahern, John, 1934-2006, author of introduction, etc
Work:
Imprint:
London : Vintage Classic, 2012.©2003
Collation:
xii, 278 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Variant title:
Cover title: Stoner : a novel.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Vintage, 2003.
ISBN:
0099561549 (paperback)0099445093 (pbk)97800994450989780099561545 (paperback)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
Related title:
Stoner [electronic resource] : A Novel
BRN:
205512
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Library | Fiction Paperback | General W | On loan - Due: 26 Jul 2026 |