Stoner
by John Williams
Stoner by John Williams
A quiet academic life reveals the difficult compromises, disappointments, and enduring commitments hidden in ordinary existence. William Stoner leaves his family’s farm to study agriculture and discovers an unexpected devotion to literature. His life as a university teacher unfolds through marriage, friendships, professional conflicts, and private disappointment. Williams finds dramatic force in an apparently unremarkable existence, asking what a person can preserve when achievement and happiness diverge.
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Stoner
William Stoner leaves his family’s farm to study agriculture and discovers an unexpected devotion to literature. His life as a university teacher unfolds through marriage, friendships, professional conflicts, and private disappointment. Williams finds dramatic force in an apparently unremarkable existence, asking what a person can preserve when achievement and happiness diverge.
Why read it?
A quiet academic life reveals the difficult compromises, disappointments, and enduring commitments hidden in ordinary existence. Explore Vocation, Marriage and Quiet Endurance in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: John Williams
- Publisher: NYRB Classics
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- Edition publication year: 2006
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Book Details
- Author
- John Williams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 288
- Publication year
- 2006
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