Stoner /
Williams, John, 1922-1994.
Stoner / John Williams ; introduction by John McGahern. - 50th anniversary edition. - xiv, 313 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction -- Stoner -- John Williams and Marie Rodell: A Correspondence about Stoner.
"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--Publisher description (January 2007).
1590179285 9781590179284
Literature--Study and teaching--Fiction.
English teachers--Fiction.
College teachers--Fiction.
Marital conflict--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Middle West--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Stoner / John Williams ; introduction by John McGahern. - 50th anniversary edition. - xiv, 313 pages ; 23 cm
Introduction -- Stoner -- John Williams and Marie Rodell: A Correspondence about Stoner.
"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--Publisher description (January 2007).
1590179285 9781590179284
Literature--Study and teaching--Fiction.
English teachers--Fiction.
College teachers--Fiction.
Marital conflict--Fiction.
Adultery--Fiction.
Middle West--Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.