{"product_id":"9781784879143","title":"Stoner : A special edition of the literary classic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Williams, John \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 October 2023 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Vintage Quarterbound Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e135 x 206 x 31 | 368g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of the iconic forgotten classic, the story of one man's ordinary, extraordinary life. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, this novel uncovers a story of universal value - of the conflicts, defeats and victories of the human race that pass unrecorded by history - and in doing so reclaims the significance of an individual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful, sad, utterly convincing account of an entire life' Ian McEwan'A brilliant, beautiful, inexorably sad, wise and elegant novel' Nick Hornby'A terrific novel of echoing sadness' Julian BarnesVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40681524920455,"sku":"9781784879143","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/products\/9781784879143.jpg?v=1710423640","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781784879143","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}