John Gardner
Born 1933 · Died 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.
Books by John Gardner in order
Books by John Gardner in the order they were published, from The Forms of Fiction (1962) to On Writers and Writing (1994).
- 1The Forms of Fiction
The Forms of Fiction1962 - 2Grendel
Grendel1971 - 3The Alliterative Morte Arthure
The Alliterative Morte Arthure1971 - 4The Sunlight Dialogues
The Sunlight Dialogues1972 - 5Jason and Medeia
Jason and Medeia1973 - 6Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales
Dragon, Dragon, and Other Tales1975 - 7Gudgekin, the Thistle Girl, and Other Tales
Gudgekin, the Thistle Girl, and Other Tales1976 - 8October Light
October Light1976 - 9A Child's Bestiary
A Child's Bestiary1977 - 10In the Suicide Mountains
In the Suicide Mountains1977 - 11The King of the Hummingbirds, and Other Tales
The King of the Hummingbirds, and Other Tales1977 - 12On Moral Fiction
On Moral Fiction1978 - 13Frankenstein
Frankenstein1979 - 14Freddy's Book
Freddy's Book1980 - 15MSS
MSS1980 - 16The Art of Living, and Other Stories
The Art of Living, and Other Stories1981 - 17Mickelsson's Ghosts Part 1 of 2Mickelsson's Ghosts Part 1 of 21982
- 18The Best American Short Stories 1982
The Best American Short Stories 19821982 - 19On Becoming a Novelist
On Becoming a Novelist1983 - 20Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh1984 - 21The Art of Fiction
The Art of Fiction1984 - 22Stillness and Shadows
Stillness and Shadows1987 - 23Conversations with John Gardner
Conversations with John Gardner1990 - 24On Writers and Writing
On Writers and Writing1994