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John Edward Williams (August 29, 1922 – March 3, 1994) was an American author, editor and professor. He was best known for his novels Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and Augustus (1972), [ 1 ] which won a U.S. National Book Award .
Stoner is a 1965 novel by the American writer John Williams. It was reissued in 1972 by Pocket Books, in 2003 by Vintage [1] and in 2006 by New York Review Books Classics with an introduction by John McGahern. [2] Stoner has been categorized under the genre of the academic novel, or the campus novel. [3]
Stoner, a 1965 novel by John Williams; Stoner 63 (XM207), a modular 5.56 mm assault rifle/LMG; Stoner, Colorado, a community in the United States; Stoner SR-25 a semi-automatic sniper rifle; Stoner (drug user) Stoner film, a subgenre of comedy films; Stoner, an alternate title for the 1974 Hong Kong film The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss
Butcher's Crossing is the second novel by John Williams, preceded by Nothing but the Night.It is considered by many to be among the first pioneers of a more "realistic" breed of western novel, along with a few other notable works including Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian and Oakley Hall's Warlock. [3]
John Williams documentary's 15 biggest takeaways, from hating to score sequels to his favorite muse. Maureen Lee Lenker. November 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM.
Stoner by John Williams (1965) The Sterile Cuckoo by John Nichols (1965) Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me by Richard Farina (1966) Giles Goat-Boy, Or, The Revised New Syllabus by John Barth (1966) Other Men's Daughters by Richard G. Stern (1973) The War Between the Tates by Alison Lurie (1974) Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe (1974)
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