384 pages | PaperbackThe definitive collection of nonfictionfrom war reporting to literary criticism to the sharpest political writingfrom the legend of American letters (Vanity Fair)

Robert Stone was a singular American writer, a visionary whose award-winning novelsincludingDog Soldiers, Outerbridge Reach, andDamascus Gateearned him comparisons to literary lions ranging from Samuel Beckett to Ernest Hemingway to Graham Greene. Stone had an almost prophetic grasp of the spirit of his age, which he captured with crystalline clarity in each of his novels. Of course, he was also a sharp and brilliant observer of American life, and his nonfiction writing is revelatory.

The Eye You See Withthe first and only collection of Robert Stones nonfictionwas carefully selected by award-winning novelist and Stone biographer Madison Smartt Bell. Divided into three sections, the collection includes the best of Stones war reporting, his writing on social change, and his reflections on the art of fiction. This is an extraordinary volume that offers up a clear-eyed look at the twentieth century and secures Robert Stones place as one of the most original figures in all of American letters.