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Robert Stone, Novelist Inspired by War, Dies at 77 [11 Jan 2015|04:12am]

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Mr. Stone won the National Book Award in 1975 for his second novel, “Dog Soliders,” which was later adapted into a film starring Nick Nolte.
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Robert Stone, Novelist Inspired by War, Dies at 77 [11 Jan 2015|04:12am]

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Mr. Stone won the National Book Award in 1975 for his second novel, “Dog Soldiers,” which was later adapted into a film starring Nick Nolte.
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An Appraisal: In Robert Stone’s Books, Heroes, Hedonism and Old-Fashioned Moralism [11 Jan 2015|06:34am]

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Robert Stone, who died on Saturday at 77, explored the underside of American life in books populated with pilgrims, agitators and crack-pots in search of something big, what he called “the numinous.”
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An Appraisal: In Robert Stone’s Books, Heroes, Hedonism and Old-Fashioned Moralism [11 Jan 2015|06:34am]

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Robert Stone, who died on Saturday at 77, explored the underside of American life in books populated with pilgrims, agitators and crackpots in search of salvation, or what he called “the numinous.”
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ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: ‘America’s Bitter Pill’ [11 Jan 2015|06:54pm]

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http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/book-review-podcast-americas-bitter-pill/

Steven Brill discusses his new book about health care in America, and Heidi Julavits talks about Rachel Cusk’s new novel, “Outline.”
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Books of The Times: Miranda July’s ‘The First Bad Man’ [11 Jan 2015|09:17pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/books/miranda-julys-the-first-bad-man.html

In Miranda July’s first novel, “The First Bad Man,” the arrival of an interloper upends the life of a depressed and solitary woman.
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Robert Stone, Novelist Inspired by War, Dies at 77 [11 Jan 2015|10:47pm]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/nyregion/robert-stone-novelist-inspired-by-war-dies-at-77-.html

Mr. Stone’s novels grappled with the spiritual as well as with modern history and mores.
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