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John Gardner

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Profession
Novelist
Died
Sep 14, 1982
Zodiac
Cancer
Born in
New York
About
An American novelist, essayist, and professor, he is best known for his 1971 novel, Grendel, which retells the myth of Beowulf from the monster's perspective. His other works include Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel (1973) and October Light (1976).
Family
He grew up in Batavia, New York as the son of an English teacher and a dairy farmer. In 1953, he married Joan Louise Patterson.

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