What is Stoner (novel)?
{{infobox book | | name = Stoner | title_orig = | translator = | image = | caption = | author = [[John Edward Williams|John Williams]] | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = | publisher = [[Viking Press]] | release_date = 1965 | english_release_date = | media_type = | pages = 288 | isbn = 1-59017-199-3 | dewey= 813/.54 22 | congress= PS3545.I5286 S7 2003 | oclc= 61253892 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Stoner''''' is a [[novel]] from 1965 by the American writer [[John Edwards Williams|John Williams]]. The book is about a man called William Stoner who goes to university in Missouri. The book tells the story of William Stoner's life, his job at the university and his wife Edith. It was published by [[Viking Press]]. In December 2013, the British bookshop [[Waterstones]] gave it their prize for Book of the Year.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25189130 Stoner by John Williams awarded Waterstones book prize - BBC News]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1965 books]] [[Category:20th-century American novels]] {{lit-stub}}