John L. Williams

Stoner

A Novel. 'Vintage Classics'. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 320 Seiten
ISBN 0099561549
EAN 9780099561545
Veröffentlicht Juli 2012
Verlag/Hersteller Random House UK Ltd
12,50 inkl. MwSt.
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Beschreibung

John Williams was an author, editor and professor. Born in 1922 in Texas, he served in the United States Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945 in China, Burma and India. His first novel, Nothing But the Night, was published in 1948. After receiving his PhD in 1954, Williams returned to the University of Denver where he first studied to teach literature and creative writing for thirty years. It was during this time that he wrote the novels Butcher's Crossing (1960) and Stoner (1965). His last novel, Augustus, won the National Book Award in 1973. John Williams died in Arkansas in 1994.

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John Williams