John Gardner
Novelist, Author
1933 – 1982
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Who was John Gardner?
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is perhaps most noted for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1933
Batavia - Also known as
- John Champlin Gardner Jr.
- John Champlin Garder
- Spouses
- Liz Rosenberg
(1980 - 1982) - Joan Patterson
(1953/06/06 - 1980)
- Liz Rosenberg
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Washington University in St. Louis
- PhD, University of Iowa
English Language
( - 1958) - Literature
- DePauw University
- Lived in
- Susquehanna County
( - 1982/09/14)
- Susquehanna County
- Died
- Sep 14, 1982
Susquehanna Depot
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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