Grendel (novel)
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Grendel (novel)
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Grendel is a 1971 novel by the American author John Gardner. It 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. In a 1973 interview, Gardner said, "In Grendel I wanted to go through the main ideas of Western civilization – which seemed to me to be about... twelve? – and go t
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1971 novel by John Gardner
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2006-01-18T07:51:29Z
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2024-09-15T20:53:40Z
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