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John Gardner


(John Champlin Gardner)
USA flag (1933 - 1982)

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)
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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)
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Non fiction show
 
Anthologies containing stories by John Gardner
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The Literary Ghost (1991)
Great Contemporary Ghost Stories
edited by
Larry Dark
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1987)
Original Stories by Eminent Mystery Writers
edited by
Martin H Greenberg and Carol-Lynn Waugh

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Awards
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (1972) : Grendel


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