John Gardner (American writer)
American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor
John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He was known for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
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Born | John Champlin Gardner Jr. July 21, 1933 Batavia, New York |
Died | September 14, 1982 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania | (aged 49)
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Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis, University of Iowa |
Notable works | The Sunlight Dialogues, On Moral Fiction, Grendel |
Spouses | Joan Louise Patterson (1953–1980), Liz Rosenberg (1980–1982) |
Partner | Susan Thornton |
Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, aged 49.
Works
changeFiction
change- The Resurrection, 1966.
- The Wreckage of Agathon, 1970.
- Grendel, 1971.
- The Sunlight Dialogues, 1972.
- Jason and Medeia, 1973.
- Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel, 1973.
- The King's Indian, 1974.
- October Light, 1976.
- In the Suicide Mountains, 1977.
- Freddy's Book, 1980.
- The Art of Living and Other Stories, 1981.
- Mickelsson's Ghosts, 1982.
- Stillness and Shadows, 1986.
Biography
change- The Life and Times of Chaucer, 1977.
Children's stories
change- Dragon, Dragon (and Other Tales), 1975.
- Gudgekin The Thistle Girl (and Other Tales), 1976.
- The King of the Hummingbirds (and Other Tales), 1977.
- A Child's Bestiary, 1977.
Criticism and Instruction
change- The Forms of Fiction, 1962.
- The Construction of the Wakefield Cycle, 1974.
- The Poetry of Chaucer, 1977.
- On Moral Fiction, 1978.
- On Becoming a Novelist, 1983.
- The Art of Fiction, 1983.
- On Writers and Writing, 1994.
Translation
change- The Complete Works of the Gawain Poet, 1965.
- The Alliterative Morte Arthure and Other Middle English Poems, 1971.
- Tengu Child (with Nobuko Tsukui), 1983.
- Gilgamesh (with John Maier, Richard A. Henshaw), 1984.
Other websites
change- "The Arch and the Abyss: A John C. Gardner Resource". Genesee Community College. April 9, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- Paul F. Ferguson, John R. Maier, Sara Matthiessen, Frank McConnell (Spring 1979). "John Gardner, The Art of Fiction No. 73". The Paris Review. Spring 1979 (75).
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Audio Interview with John C. Gardner" Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, Wired for Books
- "Thirty years Later: A Conversation on John Gardner (with Joel Gardner). March 2012. [1] Archived 2013-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Audio interview of John Gardner by Stephen Banker, circa 1978