Robert Stone


Born
in Brooklyn, The United States
August 21, 1937

Died
January 10, 2015

Genre

Influences


ROBERT STONE was the author of seven novels: A Hall of Mirrors, Dog Soldiers (winner of the National Book Award), A Flag for Sunrise, Children of Light, Outerbridge Reach, Damascus Gate, and Bay of Souls. His story collection, Bear and His Daughter, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and his memoir, Prime Green, was published in 2006.
His work was typically characterized by psychological complexity, political concerns, and dark humor.

A lifelong adventurer who in his 20s befriended Ken Kesey, Neal Cassady, and what he called ‘‘all those crazies’’ of the counterculture, Mr. Stone had a fateful affinity for outsiders, especially those who brought hard times on themselves. Starting with the 1966 novel ‘‘A Hall of Mirrors,’’ Mr. Stone set hi
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Average rating: 3.89 · 68,144 ratings · 4,828 reviews · 29 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dog Soldiers

3.70 avg rating — 7,188 ratings — published 1974 — 49 editions
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A Flag for Sunrise

3.87 avg rating — 1,088 ratings — published 1981 — 25 editions
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Damascus Gate

3.38 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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Death of the Black-Haired Girl

2.68 avg rating — 1,182 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions
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Outerbridge Reach

3.77 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1992 — 28 editions
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A Hall of Mirrors

3.74 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 1967 — 26 editions
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Children of Light

3.68 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 1985
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Bear and His Daughter: Stories

3.94 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions
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Prime Green: Remembering th...

3.54 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions
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Fun with Problems: Stories

3.28 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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“I’ve been waiting my whole life to fuck up like this.”
Robert Stone, Dog Soldiers

“I've always remembered. This fellow said to me - if you think someones'doing you wrong, it's not for you to judge. Kill them first and then God can do the judging.”
Robert Stone, Dog Soldiers
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“What you're trying to do when you write is to crowd the reader out of his own space and occupy it with yours, in a good cause. You're trying to take over his sensibility and deliver an experience that moves from mere information.”
Robert Stone

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