The Act of Becoming (2015)

The story of John Williams's rediscovered masterpiece of a novel that stunned the whole world – 50 years after being written.

Directed by Jennifer Anderson1h 1m

How can a novel about a mediocre man's ordinary life lie hidden away in American universities in a few, dusty copies, only to be hailed as one of the best contemporary novels 50 years later? The story of John Williams' rediscovered book 'Stoner' is itself worthy of a novel, and is presented by some of the people we can thank for getting to know the work today. Critical writers, who are linguistically conscious to a degree where it is a pleasure to listen to their choice of words, as they initiate us into what 'Stoner' meant to them.

Year

2015

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Language

English

Release date

1 November 2015

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