The man who wrote the perfect novel
Subtitle: John Williams, Stoner, and the writing life
By: Charles J. Shields
Edition: First English-language edition.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781477317365
Subjects: American Authors; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Nothing But the Night. He comes from Texas; title: "Ho, ho! wasn't I the character then?"; title: Rough draft; title: Key West; title: Alan swallow; title: Love; title: Part 2. Butcher's Crossing. The Winters Circle; title: "Natural liars are the best writers"; title: Butcher's Crossing; title: Fiasco; title: Part. 3. Stoner. "It was that kind of world"; title: "The Williams affair"; title: Stoner; title: Part 4. Augustus. Bread loaf and "up on the hill"; title: The good guys; title: "Long life to the emperor!"; title: Part 5. The Sleep of Reason. Poem : "An old actor to his audience"; title: "How can such a son of a bitch have such talent?"; title: In extremis; title: Epilogue : John Williams redux.