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1、NEWYORKREVIEWBOOKSCLASSICSSTONERJOHNWILLIAMS(1922-1994)wasbornandraisedinNortheastTexas.Despiteatalentforwritingandacting,Williamsflunkedoutofalocaljuniorcollegeafterhisfirstyear.Hereluctantlyjoinedthewareffort,enlistingintheArmyAirCorps,andmanagingtow
2、riteadraftofhisfirstnovelwhilethere.Oncehome,WilliamsfoundasmallpublisherforthenovelandenrolledattheUniversityofDenver,wherehewaseventuallytoreceivebothhisB.A.andM.A.,andwherehewastoreturnasaninstructorin1954.Williamswastoremainonthestaffofthewritingpr
3、ogramattheUniversityofDenveruntilhisretirementin1985.Duringtheseyears,hewasanactiveguestlecturerandwriter,publishingtwovolumesofpoetryandthreenovels,Butcher'sCrossing(forthcomingfromNYRBClassics),Stoner,andtheNationalBookAward--winningAugustus.JOHNMcGA
4、HERN(1934-2006)wasoneofthemostacclaimedIrishwritersofhisgeneration.Hiswork,includingsixnovelsandfourcollectionsofshortstories,oftencenteredontheIrishpredicament,bothpoliticalandtemperamental.AmongstWomen,hisbest-knownbook,wasshortlistedfortheBookerPriz
5、eandmadeintoapopularminiseries.Hislastbook,thememoirAllWillBeWell,waspublishedshortlybeforehisdeath.STONERJOHNWILLIAMSIntroductionbyJOHNMcGAHERNNYRBNewYorkTHISISANEWYORKREVIEWBOOKPUBLISHEDBYTHENEWYORKREVIEWOFBOOKS435HudsonStreet,NewYork,NY10014Copyrigh
6、t(c)1965byJohnWilliamsIntroductioncopyright(c)2003byJohnMcGahernAllrightsreserved.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataWilliams,JohnEdward,1922-Stoner/JohnWilliams.p.cm.--(NewYorkReviewBooksclassics)ISBN1-59017-199-3(alk.paper)1.Literature--St
7、udyandteaching--Fiction.2.Englishteachers--Fiction.3.Collegeteachers--Fiction.4.Maritalconflict--Fiction.5.MiddleWestFiction.6.Adultery--Fiction.I.Tide.II.Series.PS3545.I5286S72006813'.54--dc222005022751ISBN978-1-59017-199-8PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAm
8、ericaonacid-freepaper.109876IntroductionIIIIIIVVIVIIVIIIIXXXIXIIXIIIXIVXVXVIXVIIIntroductionOntheopeningpageofthisclassicnovelofuniversitylife,andthelifeoftheheartandthemind,JohnWilliamsstatesbluntlythemarkStonerleftbehind:"Stoner'scoll
