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The Stones Of Summer
''The Stones of Summer'' is a novel by American writer Dow Mossman. Both the novel and Mossman are also subjects of Mark Moskowitz, Mark Moskowitz's Slamdance Film Festival, Slamdance award-winning film, ''Stone Reader''. ''The Stones of Summer'', first printed in 1972, quickly went out of print after its publisher Bobbs Merrill filed for bankruptcy. Because of this (and, it is speculated, a subsequent lack of marketing), this "marvelous book" (reviewer John Seelye in ''The New York Times Book Review''), saw minor sales. According to Moskowitz’s documentary, Mossman was also briefly hospitalized for a nervous breakdown while completing the novel, which may have also impeded its commercial success. Plot summary ''The Stones of Summer'' follows the life of Dawes Oldham Williams (D.O.W.) from childhood to teenage years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and finally adulthood. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1 Section 1 describes Williams' experiences in grade school and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dow Mossman
Dow Mossman (born 1943 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American writer, known for his novel ''The Stones of Summer''. Life and career Dow Mossman studied at Coe College for two years, finished college at the University of Iowa and received his Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1969. His novel ''The Stones of Summer'' was published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1972 and Popular Library a year later. Following the publication of the novel, Mossman was mentally exhausted and spent several months in an Iowa sanitorium. The novel soon went out of print. One element of the novel is poems and letters from Vietnam sent by Marine officer Dan Guenther (U.of Iowa, MFA, 1973), who later published the novels ''China Wind'' (Ivy, 1990) and ''Dodge City Blues'' (Redburn Press, 2007). ''Stone Reader'' In 2002, Mossman was the subject of the documentary film ''Stone Reader'' by Mark Moskowitz, which chronicled the director's attempt to resuscitate the acclaimed book and speak to its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |