Why was Stoner overlooked?  Was it because the protagonist is somehow un-American?  Was it because of the plain, minimalist style?  Or was it because the book was not a good fit with the 1960s when it was published?  We discuss these ideas and more in this week's episode.

This is the second novel in our Campus Novels series. Next week we will review Philip Roth's The Human Stain. 

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