Stunningly simple. Achingly sad. The best ever interpretation of the saying - Every man fights battles no one knows about. Brilliantly puts across the fact that no one’s life is too small or insignificant. Loved every word of it. Only regret is it took me so long to discover this gem!

Thank you Flipkart for delivering this book three days earlier than the intimated date! The guys from Ekart were very courteous. And thank you for the SMS service that kept me updated about the order.

The book, as its cover says, is about a man who grew up on a farm and his life as a professor in a university. It is just that and yet there is something special about the manner in which this story has been written.
The man's experiences and relationships with those around him draw you in. You need not have any idea of what a teacher's life is, or what it means to live and grow close to the earth and still, you are able to relate to him and the other characters in the book. The emotions the...

The book was neatly packed and sent.. Thanks to flipkart which always takes a very good care in the packing aspect.. Finally i bought the book.. Really eager to read it!! And ofcourse flipkart delivered it within two days.. Super fast..!! Loved the cute bookmark too that was sent with the package!!

Morris Dickstein of The New York Times called "Stoner" the perfect novel. I tend to agree. It starts off slow. At first I wondered what the fuss was about. But gradually, as I got going, I discovered what so many have found in this novel. It is beautiful. At 288 pages it is a taut piece of work, contrasting favouraby with the sagging plot of my favourite novel, "A Suitable Boy".

This novel was published in the United States in 1965 by John Williams, a professor of English at the University o...

Utterly disgusting
Page quality is worse than pirated copies

A literature student must read this novel. It shows the the life of a literature professor in realistic manner with blend of fiction too..

great quality paper and very aesthetic printing. vintage classic has always been a favourite publisher