The Man Who Wrote the Perfect Novel John Williams, Stoner, and the Writing Life
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An "engrossing" biography of a brilliant novelist underappreciated in his own time who became a twenty-first-century bestseller, from the
New York Times-bestselling author (
The New Yorker).
When
Stoner was published in 1965, the novel sold only a couple of thousand copies before disappearing with hardly a trace. Yet the quietly powerful tale of 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. The
New York Times called Stoner "a perfect novel," and a host of writers and critics, including Colum McCann, Julian Barnes, Bret Easton Ellis, Ian McEwan, Emma Straub, Ruth Rendell, C.P. Snow, and Irving Howe, praised its artistry. The
New Yorker deemed it "a masterly portrait of a truly virtuous and dedicated man."
This biography traces the life of
Stoner's author, John Williams. Charles J. Shields follows the whole arc of Williams's life, which in many ways paralleled that of his titular character, from their shared working-class backgrounds to their undistinguished careers in academia. Shields vividly recounts Williams's development as an author, whose other works include the novels
Butcher's Crossing and
Augustus (for the latter, Williams shared the 1972 National Book Award). Shields also reveals the astonishing afterlife of
Stoner, which garnered new fans with each American reissue, and then became a bestseller all over Europe after a Dutch publisher brought out a translation in 2013. Since then,
Stoner has been published in twenty-one countries and sold over a million copies.
"Like Williams, Shields know how to tell a good story, one that will appeal especially to those interested in the ins and outs of the publishing industry and the ups and downs of a writer's life." -
Los Angeles Review of Books
New York Times-bestselling author (
The New Yorker).
When
Stoner was published in 1965, the novel sold only a couple of thousand copies before disappearing with hardly a trace. Yet the quietly powerful tale of 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. The
New York Times called Stoner "a perfect novel," and a host of writers and critics, including Colum McCann, Julian Barnes, Bret Easton Ellis, Ian McEwan, Emma Straub, Ruth Rendell, C.P. Snow, and Irving Howe, praised its artistry. The
New Yorker deemed it "a masterly portrait of a truly virtuous and dedicated man."
This biography traces the life of
Stoner's author, John Williams. Charles J. Shields follows the whole arc of Williams's life, which in many ways paralleled that of his titular character, from their shared working-class backgrounds to their undistinguished careers in academia. Shields vividly recounts Williams's development as an author, whose other works include the novels
Butcher's Crossing and
Augustus (for the latter, Williams shared the 1972 National Book Award). Shields also reveals the astonishing afterlife of
Stoner, which garnered new fans with each American reissue, and then became a bestseller all over Europe after a Dutch publisher brought out a translation in 2013. Since then,
Stoner has been published in twenty-one countries and sold over a million copies.
"Like Williams, Shields know how to tell a good story, one that will appeal especially to those interested in the ins and outs of the publishing industry and the ups and downs of a writer's life." -
Los Angeles Review of Books
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