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Stoner

by John Williams

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Originally published by Viking Press

"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"--

First published 1965337 pages
810
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
3
Editions known
47
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
810813.54
Library of Congress (LCC)
PZ0003.W6744 St6 PS3545.I5286PS3545.I5286 S7 2003PZ0003.W6744 St PS3545.I5286PS3545.I5286S7 1988
Subjects
AdulteryCollege teachersCollege teachers, fictionConflits conjugauxEnglish teachersFictionFiction, family lifeFiction, family life, generalFiction, generalFiction, psychologicalLiteratureLittérature
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ISBN 9781590179284English
DATE DUE
First published1965
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