Name: Stoner (New York Review Books Classics)
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Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: John Williams
ISBN: 9781590171998

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Type

Physical Book

Author

John Williams

Introduction by

John McGahern

Publisher

New York Review of Books

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

1590171993

ISBN13

9781590171998

Edition No.

Synopsis "Stoner (New York Review Books Classics) "

Discover an American masterpiece. This unassuming story about the life of a quiet English professor has earned the admiration of readers all over the globe. William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar's life, so different from the hardscrabble existence he has known. And yet as the years pass, Stoner encounters a succession of disappointments: marriage into a "proper" family estranges him from his parents; his career is stymied; his wife and daughter turn coldly away from him; a transforming experience of new love ends under threat of scandal. Driven ever deeper within himself, Stoner rediscovers the stoic silence of his forebears and confronts an essential solitude. John Williams's luminous and deeply moving novel is a work of quiet perfection. William Stoner emerges from it not only as an archetypal American, but as an unlikely existential hero, standing, like a figure in a painting by Edward Hopper, in stark relief against an unforgiving world.

John Williams

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John Williams (1922-1994) was an American writer and professor, known for his literary fiction novels. His most recognized work is Stoner (1965), a novel rediscovered years after its publication and considered one of the great gems of 20th century literature. He is also the author of Butcher’s Crossing (1960), a story set in the American West, and Augustus (1972), a historical novel that earned him the National Book Award.

His austere style and exploration of the human condition have been widely praised. Although he did not achieve great popularity in his lifetime, his literary legacy has grown over time, consolidating him as a cult author in contemporary literature.

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Lamentablemente tuve mi primera mala experiencia con este libro. Me llegó en versión en inglés, lo devolví (con todo el trámite que eso implica) y solicité v{ia email y twitter que me lo reenviaran en castellano, pero se me hizo el reembolso del dinero sin explicación alguna.
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