Grendel
Author | : John Gardner |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2010-06-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307756787 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307756785 |
Rating | : 4/5 (785 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Grendel by : John Gardner
Download or read book Grendel written by John Gardner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. "An extraordinary achievement."—New York Times The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."