Author(s): Professor of History of Art John Williams (RUTGERS UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK Australian Food Security Institute, Victoria Australian Food Security Institute, Victoria University of Cambridge RUTGERS UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK RUTGERS UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK RUTGERS UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK RUTGERS UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK)

Fiction

The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams s "Stoner" is something much rarer than a great novel it is a perfect novel, and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced by readers all over the world. Here, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of "Stoner," NYRB Classics offers a special hardback edition of the book that also includes a previously unpublished correspondence between John Williams and his agent about its writing and publication."