Stoner (Hardcover, 2015, New York Review Books)
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Lingvo: English
Eldonita je 12-a de oktobro 2015 de New York Review Books.
The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel—it is a perfect novel,” and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced by readers all over the world. Here, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Stoner, NYRB Classics offers a special hardback edition of the book that also includes a previously unpublished correspondence between John Williams and his agent about its writing and publication.
Source: www.nyrb.com/products/stoner-50th-anniversary-edition?variant=2409080065
The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel—it is a perfect novel,” and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced by readers all over the world. Here, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Stoner, NYRB Classics offers a special hardback edition of the book that also includes a previously unpublished correspondence between John Williams and his agent about its writing and publication.
Source: www.nyrb.com/products/stoner-50th-anniversary-edition?variant=2409080065
Handlar inte alls om nån som röker weed utan en man som heter William Stoner. Får följa honom kronologisk från uppväxt fram till livets slut. Om passion, vänskap, äktenskap, föräldraskap, rivalitet, arbete. Om livet bara.
An unexpected find by Dave for our Kindle and possibly one of the most depressing stories I have read! Don't get me wrong. I loved the book and the writing is incredible but the lead character's life is very sad in that the personal cost to him of brief episodes of happiness is intense sorrow. The descriptions of certain classes of people at the beginning of the 20th century, particularly Stoner's wife Edith, are fantastic, as is the portrayal of his parents and their isolation. A great book but not a light read!
