Stoner: A special edition of the literary classic (Vintage Quarterbound Classics)

Stoner: A special edition of the literary classic (Vintage Quarterbound Classics) follows William Stoner as he arrives at the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. After attending a seminar on English literature, his direction changes completely and he does not return to work on his father’s farm. Instead, Stoner becomes a teacher.

His life is presented as quiet and marked by personal choices, including marrying the wrong woman. After his death, he is rarely remembered by his colleagues. Told with truthfulness, compassion and intense power, the novel sets out a story described as having universal value, focusing on conflicts, defeats and victories that pass unrecorded by history, while reclaiming the significance of an individual life.

Key details

• Special edition of a literary classic
• Vintage Quarterbound Classics edition

Synopsis

William Stoner begins university at nineteen, intending to study agriculture, but a seminar on English literature changes the course of his life. He leaves behind the prospect of farm work and becomes a teacher, living a quiet life shaped by difficult personal decisions. The novel presents an account of conflicts, defeats and victories that history does not record, and considers the significance of an individual life.