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Grendel
by John Gardner
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Powells.com Staff Pick
It's easy to find oneself in the thrall of hanks of blond hair and
mead-fueled heroism, but it is a more difficult task to regard, with care,
the heart of a monster. The monster (but is he?) in question is Grendel,
an introspective animal who loves his mother and also has a taste for
Danes. Gardner's novel is an accounting of the tale of Beowulf from
Grendel's perspective; it's a story of a monster's hunger, love, and grief,
and also those of men. Consider the original poem Beowulf: How is it
that the happy endings of men and their stories are those that are soaked
in blood?
Recommended by Gin, Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his side of the story.
Review:
"This is storytelling at its best." Library Journal
About the Author
John Gardner taught creative writing at many universities. He was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1982 at age 49.
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m0martin, March 2, 2007 (view all comments by m0martin)
Simply breathtaking. Grendel's forlorn and foreign longing to share in the harp-player's tales of misty legend reveal the tenderest of hearts in solitude. As Grendel muses, he's never seen a wolf treat another wolf the way these humans treat each other, in war, in plunder, in idiotic slaughter. The book is also very, very funny. My highest recommendation!
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Simone, November 8, 2006 (view all comments by Simone)
John Gardner's poetic language and monstrous, fantastical descriptions in this novel of the old Grendel and Beowulf tale make for a constantly fascinating read. Grendel is pitiable as the outsider, looking into a firelit human world he cannot comprehend, and he is more human than his victims when he finds an enemy more vicious than he imagined in the fabled warrior, Beowulf. There is so much in this book that is worth returning to, I recommend it very highly to any reader of myth or dark fantasy.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780679723110
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Illustrator:
- Antonucci, Emil
- Author:
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Literary
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- American
- Subject:
- Literature
- Subject:
- Fantastic fiction
- Subject:
- Fantasy
- Subject:
- Historical fiction
- Subject:
- Monsters
- Subject:
- Epic
- Subject:
- Beowulf
- Copyright:
- c197
- Edition Number:
- Vintage Books ed.
- Edition Description:
- Vintage Books
- Series Volume:
- No. 5
- Publication Date:
- May 1989
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- YES
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 8.08x5.28x.51 in. .45 lbs.
