Author
1933–1982
Also known as Gardner, John, John Champlin Gardner Jr., Gardner, John, 1933-1982, גארדנר, ג׳ון, 1933־1982, Gardner, John Champlin, 1933-1982, Gardner, Dzhon, 1933-1982
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
67 works
Recorded as 1974; date may be inaccurate
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Recorded as 1974; date may be inaccurate
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Recorded as 1983; date may be inaccurate
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Readers in conversation
Public notes, reviews, lists, and conversations around John Gardner.
Were it not for the ending of Mickelsson's Ghosts and the fact that it's in large part a campus novel, this might have been my favorite thing Gardner's written. It's meant to cover what Gardner saw as the three main types of ghost stories: The first is the Sc…
