Vintage Classics Most Red: Stoner

Vintage Classics Most Red: Stoner
John Williams
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Paperback
h178 x 129mm - 320pg
9 Jul 2020 UK
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9781784875961
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Publication abandoned or delayed indefinitely
MOST LOVED. MOST RED. Ten must-read modern classics. ' He learned silence and did not insist upon his love. ' This is the great forgotten novel of the last century - a quiet book; the story of a quiet life. William Stoner is a man who learns to contain himself, but beneath the surface lie passions and principles. An undistinguished career, an unhappy marriage, a bitter conflict with a colleague; Stoner endures. He is a different kind of hero. This wise, moving story seethes with the power and beauty of an individual life. For nearly fifty years this book existed as quietly as its protagonist before it was rediscovered. It is now regarded as one of the most heart-stopping and beautiful classics of the twentieth century.

Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, The
Brave New World
Brighton Rock
Catch-22
Handmaid's Tale, The
Old Man and the Sea, The
Slaughterhouse 5
Stoner
To Kill A Mockingbird
When Breath Becomes Air

A terrific novel of echoing sadness -- Julian Barnes It' s simply a novel about a guy who goes to college and becomes a teacher. But its one of the most fascinating things that you' ve ever come across -- Tom Hanks * Time * I was stunned by it. . . beautifully written in simple but brilliant prose, a novel of an ordinary life, an examination of a quiet tragedy, the work of a great but little-known writer * Guardian * One of the great unheralded 20th century American novels. . . Almost perfect -- Bret Easton Ellis One of the great forgotten novels of the past century. I have bought at least 50 copies of it in the past few years, using it as a gift for friends. It is universally adored by writers and readers alike. . . so beautifully paced and cadenced that it deserves the status of classic * Guardian *
John Williams was an author, editor and professor. Born in 1922 in Texas, he served in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in China, Burma and India. His first novel, Nothing But the Night, was published in 1948. After receiving his PhD in 1954, Williams returned to the University of Denver where he first studied to teach literature and creative writing for thirty years. It was during this time that he wrote the novels Butcher' s Crossing (1960) and Stoner (1965). His last novel, Augustus, won the National Book Award in 1973. John Williams died in Arkansas in 1994.
Status: Publication Abandoned or Delayed Indefinitely
ISBN-13: 9781784875961
Published: 9 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 178mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 232g
Pages: 320

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