Stoner
American novelist, 1922–1994. Won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1973.
Stoner is a 1965 novel by John Williams.
On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John Williams
- First published
- 1965
- Length
- 320 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society, Psychological
Is Stoner worth reading?
2 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it: Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian) and Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 39 | See the list |
| Waterstones Book of the Year (winners and shortlists) (Waterstones, 2012-) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of Stoner
The edition we link to is the Vintage Classics paperback (2012), 320 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics (paperback, 2012)
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN
- 9780099561545
How critics, prizes and readers rate Stoner
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 29% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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