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Stoner

by Williams, John

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

New York: Viking Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Story of man who spends his life in teaching literature; his integrity, commitment to justice, and his own failings. Gold dust jacket has some rubbing, a few small scrapes, and is somewhat faded at spine. Original $4.95 price is on dust jacket flap.

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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Bookseller
Old Algonquin Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17052
Title
Stoner
Author
Williams, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near fine
Jacket Condition
Very good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1965
Keywords
literature
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction & Literature;

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About Old Algonquin Books

Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.

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