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{ August 2021 - Verified ebook for complete book description, cover, table of contents, separation of book (front/ back matter, parts, and chapters), and epub format error checking. } Paperback, 174 pages Published 1971 Vintage Books (2010) Fantasy Masterwork 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 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. This is the book William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- John Gardner
- Publisher
- Vintage Books; Random House
- Published
- 1971
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451721775
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Poetry, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (26,317 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Grendel (1972)
- Grendel (1985)
- Grendel (1974)
- The Art of Fiction : Notes on Craft for Young Writers (1991)
- Grendel (1989)
- Grendel (2010)
- Grendel (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (1985)
- Grendel (Fantasy Masterworks 41) (2004)
- Grendel (1983)
- Grendel (1970)
- The Art of Fiction : Notes on Craft for Young Writers (2010)
- Grendel (Fantasy Masterworks) (2004)
- Grendel (Vintage) (1971)
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