John Gardner was an American novelist, best known for his 1971 novel Grendel. Grendel is a retelling of part of the Old English poem Beowulf from the perspective of the antagonist, Grendel. In the novel, Grendel is portrayed as an antihero. The novel deals with finding meaning in the world, the power of literature and myth, and the nature of good and evil.

Description: SIGNED by JOHN GARDNER on the front free end page. Hardbound in unclipped Dust Jacket. First Edition. Dust Jacket shows fading to its orange spine, otherwise in very good condition. Purple cloth boards show light spotting and some minor wear to their edges. Interior pages are clean with no writing or similar marks. Binding sound. RARE!

Bookseller Inventory # 74642

Grendel
John Gardner

$950

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