Stoner
by John Williams (author); John McGahern (introduction)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1590171993
- ISBN 13
- 9781590171998
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Synopsis
John Williams (1922-1994) was born and raised in northeast Texas. Despite a talent for writing and acting, Williams flunked out of a local junior college after his first year. He reluctantly joined the war effort, enlisting in the Army Air Corps, and managing to write a draft of his first novel while there. Once home, Williams found a small publisher for the novel and enrolled at the University of Denver, where he was eventually to receive both his B.A. and M.A., and where he was to return as an instructor in 1954. Williams remained on the staff of the creative writing program at the University of Denver until his retirement in 1985. During these years, he was an active guest lecturer and writer, publishing two volumes of poetry and three novels, Butcher’s Crossing, Stoner , and the National Book Award–winning Augustus . John McGahern (1934-2006) was one of the most acclaimed Irish writers of his generation. His work, including six novels and four collections of short stories, often centered on the Irish predicament, both political and temperamental. Amongst Women , his best-known book, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a popular miniseries. His last book, the memoir All Will Be Wel l, was published shortly before his death.
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- BooksGalore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BX323-ST
- Title
- Stoner
- Author
- John Williams (author); John McGahern (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Glued binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1590171993
- ISBN 13
- 9781590171998
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 278+
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