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Robert Stone (1) (1937–2015)

Author of Dog Soldiers

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About the Author

Robert Stone was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 21, 1937. His parents never married and his father was not part of his life. His mother had schizophrenia and was frequently hospitalized. From the ages of 6 to 10, he lived in an orphanage run by the Marist brothers. In 1954, he dropped out of show more high school and joined the Navy, where he earned his high school equivalency diploma. In the 1960's, he briefly attended New York University, worked as a copy boy for the New York Daily News, and attended the Wallace Stegner writing workshop at Standford University. His first novel, A Hall of Mirrors, won a William Faulkner Foundation award for best first novel of 1967 and was adapted into a movie entitled WUSA starring Paul Newman. His other books include Children of Light, Outerbridge Reach, Damascus Gate, Bear and His Daughter, Fun with Problems, Bay of Souls, and Death of the Black-Haired Girl. He also wrote a memoir entitled Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties. He won numerous awards including the National Book Award in 1975 for Dog Soldier, which was adapted into a movie entitled Who'll Stop the Rain starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld, and a PEN/Faulkner Award for A Flag for Sunrise. He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on January 10, 2015 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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The Red Badge of Courage (1894) — Introduction, some editions — 11,078 copies
The Quiet American (1955) — Introduction, some editions — 7,990 copies
The Big Rock Candy Mountain (1943) — Introduction, some editions — 1,142 copies
The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories (1994) — Contributor — 477 copies
The Stories of Paul Bowles (2000) — Introduction, some editions — 390 copies
The Best American Short Stories 1997 (1997) — Contributor — 351 copies
The Best American Essays 2005 (2005) — Contributor — 342 copies
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (2015) — Contributor — 282 copies
The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Contributor — 211 copies
Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 187 copies
The Best American Short Stories of the 80s (1990) — Contributor — 160 copies
The Best American Short Stories 1988 (1988) — Contributor — 159 copies
The Best American Essays 1989 (1989) — Contributor — 100 copies
The Best American Essays 1987 (1987) — Contributor — 85 copies
Song of Napalm: Poems (1988) — Introduction — 53 copies
The Best American Magazine Writing 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 26 copies
The Best American Short Stories 1970 (1970) — Contributor — 23 copies
Open City #25: The Musicians' Issue (2008) — Contributor — 10 copies

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One of the few LOA volumes that is remarkably depressing while boring at the same time. The 3 stories contained in this volume demonstrates the inability of LOA to revive certain literary works. Supposedly it is meant to be an insight of the drug hazed & revolt over the Vietnam War, but fails miserably. The author of these works left much to be desired.
 
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KindraP | 11 other reviews | Oct 8, 2022 |
lots of poignant scenes. i donated my copy to a library my university was setting up. there was that wonderful pathetic passage about "the weak straining to look agreeable to the strong" or something like that. also that passage about mary magdalene and jesus was quite humorous, in a bleak and sad way.
 
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rufus666 | 12 other reviews | Aug 14, 2022 |
Covers a lot of events, dropped a lot of names, recommend it.
 
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