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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- Paul
- 14-09-2024
Incredible
It kept me enthralled throughout the entire read. Amazing story that’ll stay with me for a while I think.
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- zacariah
- 16-12-2022
Brilliant
An immediate favourite.
I found myself wrapped with at times an uncomfortable anguished suspense as I meandered through this man’s unassuming life. An intensity of emotion I could have expected of a thriller or action book.
Truly brilliant.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-02-2024
Not what I expected!
Loved every second of this fantastic novel. Wonderful narration really complements the text and brings plenty of life into the characters.
A must listen
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- Daylan
- 06-09-2020
Hell of a writer
The story of an every man. The writing is superb and the narration is perfectly suited. I loved that there was no big ground breaking moments, just the story of a guy living his life, but it was engrossing. Definitely made me contemplative of life. I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but this was great.
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- Jan
- 26-11-2021
One of the best books I have listened to
The narrator was excellent
And so east to listen to
I throughly enjoyed this book
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- David Joseph Clarkson
- 25-01-2022
Stunning powerful novel
This novel will stay with me for a long time. Echoes of CP Snow’s “Corridors of Power” it has great depth and profound insights into the hunt condition. I thoroughly recommend it.
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- Merc Moldrich
- 10-08-2022
A life lived, that's all it was.
A great story and Alfred Molina was the perfect person to narrate.
The character of William Stoner is the embodiment of the meaning of stoicism.
Melancholy is the undercurrent throughout but the narrator brings out the other colours of the story.
Recommend Repeat Listening!
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- Tom Ramsay
- 28-02-2023
Painful but Riveting
Having read this with much pleasure and sorrow, I wonder at the life of the writer and what drove him to write such a depressing version of a life. Seldom have I read such prose. In spite of the litany of failures there is a kind of absolute success in that Stoner achieved the only thing in life he wanted; to teach. I highly recommend this book,
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- Barbara Norman
- 07-03-2023
A wonderful human story 👍
This story starts slowly and builds as the characters grow with it. It is one of most heartfelt sensitive and perceptive books I have read or listened to😊 I highly recommend it particularly if you have worked in a university! It’s is also timeless in its understanding of life as you move through the decades. It will stay with me for a long time . ..
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- AB
- 11-03-2022
A monumental work, far-too-unknown
Stunned to have gotten into my late 60s without having heard of and read this book before. It's as good or better than The Great Gatsby (an obvious comparison for a number of reasons) and equal to anything I have ever read in my life. Alfred Mollina's narration is similarly, right up there with the best I have ever heard an audiobook.
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