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Winner of the 1973 national book award by the author of stoner in augustus, his third great novel, john williams took on an entirely new challenge, a historical narrative set in classical rome, exploring the life of the founder of the roman empire. Stoner by john williams essay by morris dickstein book. Williamss place as a major american novelist in company with william. John williams stoner is the story of a failure which has found posthumous success 48 years after first publication and 19 years after its authors death, and most remarkable of all.
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