Stoner
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Alfred Molina
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By:
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John Williams
About this listen
Waterstone's book of the year 2013
Colum McCann once called Stoner one of the great forgotten novels of the past century, but it seems it is forgotten no longer - in 2013 translations of Stoner began appearing on best-seller lists across Europe.
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at 19 to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely.
Yet with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value. Stoner tells of the conflicts, defeats and victories of the human race that pass unrecorded by history and reclaims the significance of an individual life.
A listening experience like no other, itself a paean to the power of literature, it is a novel to be savoured.
©2016 John Williams (P)2016 Random House AudioBooksWhat listeners say about Stoner
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-20
Good read!
A simplistic but engaging narrative! The plot was well adapted by the narrator so much so that It was very hard to put down. (If that idiom applies to audio books) 😋
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well written
Stoner is a beautiful but sad novel, reflecting the harsh realities of life,
I enjoyed this book because it was so realistic.
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- Chelsea Monday
- 12-13-18
Painful and beautiful
Such a complex yet freely flowing story! Gripping and engaging like few other books. I think you might have to have experienced a bit of life and love yourself to fully appreciate this book.
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- Tim Martin
- 05-03-20
The arc of a human (humanist) beautifully written
Still missing my time with Stoner - the book and the man. His story is both unique and universal. Molina's narration was spot-on. If you're after something in the same vein, try William Boyd's 'Any Human Heart'.
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- Cliente Amazon
- 09-08-18
Es una obra maestra
Esta muy bellamente narrado, perfectamente escrito, que transforma una vida aburrida en casi una obra maestra
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- Amir Matar
- 05-04-24
Exceptional writing
Beautifully written and narrated. This is a timeless classic of a book. It tells the life of a perfectly ordinary man in an extraordinary way
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- Val
- 03-24-25
Devastating
I could not stop crying. I can't even explain why. Such quiet, deafening depth and pain.
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