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.
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American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor (1933–1982)
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 1982 |
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American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor (1933–1982)
| Born | 1933 |
| Died | 1982 |
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Fiction, Fiction, general, Poetry, English poetry, Fairy tales, Technique, American Short stories, Arthurian romances, Authorship, Fiction in English, Fiction, historical, general, History and criticism, Romances, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Aufsatzsammlung, Brothers and sisters, Brothers and sisters, fiction, City and town life, Drifters, Farm life, Fiction, authorship, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, short stories (single author), Gawain and the Grene Knight, HistoryPlaces
England, Great Britain, Greece, New York (State), Pennsylvania, Scandinavia, Vermont, WakefieldPeople
Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Geoffrey Chaucer (ca 1340-1400), Grendel, John Gardner (1933-), John Gardner (1933-1982), Raymond CarverTime
20th century, Middle English, 1100-1500, 14th century, Old English, ca. 450-1100, The Middle Ages, To 1500ID Numbers
- OLID: OL242980A
- ISNI: 0000000121178201
- IMDb: nm0306991
- Library of Congress Names: n79056152
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV117039
- VIAF: 2470610
- Wikidata: Q1381985
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q1381985
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- John Champlin Gardner Jr.
- Gardner, John, 1933-1982
- גארדנר, ג׳ון, 1933־1982
- Gardner, John Champlin, 1933-1982
- Gardner, Dzhon, 1933-1982
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