Yet john williams s quietly powerful tale of a midwestern college professor, william stoner, whose life becomes a parable of solitude and anguish eventually found an admiring audience in america and especially in europe. Acquista il libro stoner di john williams in offerta. Scopri stoner di williams, john edward, tummolini, s spedizione gratuita per i clienti prime e. John williams s luminous and deeply moving novel is a work of quiet perfection. Its the most marvellous discovery for everyone who loves literature ian mcewan, bbc radio 4 colum mccann once called. Leggi stoner di john edward williams disponibile su rakuten kobo. 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. It is the type of discussion that doubtless has happened many times. Stoner ebook di john edward williams 9788864116433 rakuten. A novel vintage classics kindle edition by williams, john, mcgahern, john. Stoner is a 1965 novel by the american writer john williams. Stoner ebook by john williams 9781590173930 rakuten kobo rating. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. With understated, almost matter of fact prose, john williams tells us the story of william stoner.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stoner. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. William stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirtpoor missouri farming family. Farm boy turned academic, stoner lives his entire life in the enclosed world of columbia university, teaching, falling foul of academic jealousies and politics.
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