Screen LibraryThe man who wrote the perfect novel : John Williams, Stoner, and the writing life /
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University of Texas Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Austin, TX : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First English-language edition. |
| Series: |
Jess and Betty Jo Hay series
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| Item Description: | First hardcover reprint, 2018. |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781477317365 (hardcover : alkaline paper) : 1477317368 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | PS3545 |
| CLC: | K837.125.6 |
| Call Number: | K837.125.6/W724S |
| Contents: | Part 1. Nothing But the Night -- He comes from Texas -- "Ho, ho! wasn't I the character then?" -- Rough draft -- Key West -- Alan swallow -- Love -- Part 2. Butcher's Crossing -- The Winters Circle -- "Natural liars are the best writers" -- Butcher's Crossing -- Fiasco -- Part. 3. Stoner -- "It was that kind of world" -- "The Williams affair" -- Stoner -- Part 4. Augustus -- Bread loaf and "up on the hill" -- The good guys -- "Long life to the emperor!" -- Part 5. The Sleep of Reason -- Poem : "An old actor to his audience" -- "How can such a son of a bitch have such talent?" -- In extremis -- Epilogue. John Williams redux. |