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(John Gardner (1933-82) was an American academic, a scholar of mediaeval literature, and writer who incorporated fantasy elements in many of his stories and novels, most notably in GRENDEL, JASON AND MEDEA, FREDDY'S BOOK and IN THE SUICIDE MOUNTAINS. Gardner was eclectic and prolific; he also wrote children's books, libretti, academic and non-fiction and plays.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
The Old Men (1959)
The Resurrection (1966)
The Wreckage of Agathon (1970)
Grendel (1971)
The Sunlight Dialogues (1972)
Nickel Mountain (1973)
Jason and Medeia (1973)
October Light (1976)
Freddy's Book (1980)
The Temptation Game (1980)
Mickelsson's Ghosts (1982)
Stillness and Shadows (1986)
The Resurrection (1966)
The Wreckage of Agathon (1970)
Grendel (1971)
The Sunlight Dialogues (1972)
Nickel Mountain (1973)
Jason and Medeia (1973)
October Light (1976)
Freddy's Book (1980)
The Temptation Game (1980)
Mickelsson's Ghosts (1982)
Stillness and Shadows (1986)
Collections
The King's Indian (1974)
Dragon, Dragon (1975)
Gudgekin the Thistle Girl (1976)
A Child's Bestiary (poems) (1977)
In the Suicide Mountains (1977)
The King of the Hummingbirds (1977)
Poems (poems) (1978)
The Art of Living (1981)
Dragon, Dragon (1975)
Gudgekin the Thistle Girl (1976)
A Child's Bestiary (poems) (1977)
In the Suicide Mountains (1977)
The King of the Hummingbirds (1977)
Poems (poems) (1978)
The Art of Living (1981)
Series contributed to
Non fiction
The Life and Times of Chaucer (1977)
The Poetry of Chaucer (1977)
On Moral Fiction (1978)
On Becoming a Novelist (1983)
On Writers and Writing (1994)
Common Errors (2019)
The Poetry of Chaucer (1977)
On Moral Fiction (1978)
On Becoming a Novelist (1983)
On Writers and Writing (1994)
Common Errors (2019)
Anthologies containing stories by John Gardner
Short stories
| The Warden (1974) |
Awards
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Books about John Gardner
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