John Edward Williams - Wikipedia
WEBJohn 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]
John Williams (Author of Stoner) - Goodreads
WEBMar 3, 1994 · John Williams (Author of Stoner) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of John Williams's books. Join Goodreads. John Williams’s Followers (1,904) Born. in Clarksville, Texas, The United States. August 29, 1922. Died. March 03, 1994. Genre. Fiction, Poetry. edit data.
The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel — John Williams and Stoner
WEBJan 11, 2019 · An exemplary biography of one of America’s most unusual writers grounds the novel in his own literary awakening. John Williams © University of Texas Press.
The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of
WEBOct 20, 2013 · John Williams has been consigned to that unenviable category inhabited by Richard Yates and James Salter: the writer’s writer.
Stoner by John Williams - Goodreads
WEBJohn 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.
Butcher's Crossing - Wikipedia
WEBButcher's Crossing is a western novel by John Williams, originally published in 1960. The story follows William Andrews, a young Harvard student who leaves his life behind to explore the American West.
John Williams and the Canon That Might Have Been
WEBMar 11, 2019 · John Williams and the Canon That Might Have Been A quarter century after his death, his austere, unflashy masterpiece was acclaimed a “perfect novel.” Does it belong to a larger lineage of ...
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams - Goodreads
WEB25,890 ratings2,658 reviews. In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher’s Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, Williams dismantles the myths of modern America.
Stoner (New York Review Books Classics) - amazon.com
WEBJun 20, 2006 · 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 - Library of America
WEBSep 6, 2022 · Books. John Williams: Collected Novels LOA N°349. Library of America. CURATOR. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture. Learn More.
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