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]
Stoner (novel) - Wikipedia
WEBStoner is a 1965 novel by the American writer John Williams. It was reissued in 1972 by Pocket Books, in 2003 by Vintage [1] and in 2006 by New York Review Books Classics with an introduction by John McGahern. [2]
The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of
WEBOct 20, 2013 · The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of. By Tim Kreider. October 20, 2013. In one of those few gratifying instances of belated artistic justice, John Williams’s “Stoner” has ...
John Williams (Author of Stoner) - Goodreads
WEBMar 3, 1994 · His first novel, Nothing But the Night, was published in 1948, and his first volume of poems, The Broken Landscape, appeared the following year. In the fall of 1955, Williams took over the directorship of the creative writing program at the University of Denver, where he taught for more than 30 years.
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.
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 - Colorado Encyclopedia
WEBHe is best known for his three major novels: Butcher’s Crossing (1960), a revisionist Western set partly in Colorado Territory, which helped pave the way for so-called anti-Westerns; Stoner (1965), about an English professor in Missouri, which is often described as a “perfect novel”; and Augustus (1972), about the start of the Roman Empire, whic...
The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel — John Williams and Stoner
WEBJan 11, 2019 · Biography and memoir. Add to myFT. The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel — John Williams and Stoner. An exemplary biography of one of America’s most unusual writers grounds the novel in his own...
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.
Reading the Novels of John Williams : A Flaw of Light - Google Books
WEBThe bulk of the book is given over to readings of the three major novels: they offer an appreciation of Williams’ literary craft combined with an assessment of literary and cultural influences...
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