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Characters:

William Stoner
Edith - Banker's daughter, Stoner's wife^[1] x
Grace - Stoner's daughter^[2]

Archer Sloane - Stoner's mentor^[1] viii
Hollis Lomax - Stoner's frenemy^[1] xi
David Masters - stoner's friend^[1] xi
Gordon Finch - stoner's friend^[1] xi

Themes:

Work^[1] - xii
Love^[1] - xiv

Style:

Plain^[1] vii
Clear^[1] vii
Intelligent^[1] vii
"Authoritative prose"^[3]
Cool/Cold^[1]^[4] (intro vii)

Critical Reception:

Author Ian McEwan calls Stoner a "very, very beautiful novel" and "the most extraordinary discovery"^[3].

According to Charlotte Heathcote of the Daily Express, Stoner's renewed popularity was perhaps due to a "routine rejacketing by Vintage"^[2]; however, Sarah Hampson of The Globe and Mail claims that 2006 reissue and 2011 translatioin into French sparked the book's resurgence^[5].

Hampson claims that, in an era when people pursue success and fulfillment at all costs, Stoner reminds readers that what appears to be a failed life can really be noble and beautiful^[5].

Williams' precise prose makes one man's emotions universally relatable^[5]^[2].

Adam Foulds of the Independent says that Williams paces Stoner flawlessly - the rhythm of the narrative "flows like a river"^[4].

Stoner was named Waterstone's Book of the Year for 2013^[5]^[6].

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k McGahern, John. Introduction. Stoner. By John Williams. New York: New York Review Books Classics, 2003. vii-xiv. Print.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Book Review: Stoner by John Williams". Express.co.uk. https://plus.google.com/+DailyExpress. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Novelist McEwan praises Stoner - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
^ ^a ^b "Stoner, By John Williams: Book of a lifetime". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Stoner: How the story of a failure became an all-out publishing success". The Globe and Mail. https://plus.google.com/+globeandmail. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Waterstones Book of the Year 2013 announced | Waterstones.com Blog". www.waterstones.com. https://plus.google.com/104518605237134368274. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k McGahern, John. Introduction. Stoner. By John Williams. New York: New York Review Books Classics, 2003. vii-xiv. Print.

[:1-2] "Book Review: Stoner by John Williams". Express.co.uk. https://plus.google.com/+DailyExpress. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[:2-3] "Novelist McEwan praises Stoner - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-26.

[:3-4] "Stoner, By John Williams: Book of a lifetime". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-10-26.

[:4-5] "Stoner: How the story of a failure became an all-out publishing success". The Globe and Mail. https://plus.google.com/+globeandmail. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[6] "Waterstones Book of the Year 2013 announced | Waterstones.com Blog". www.waterstones.com. https://plus.google.com/104518605237134368274. Retrieved 2015-10-26. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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