John Gardner

John Gardner was born in Batavia, New York, United States on July 21st, 1933 and passed away at the age of 49 on September 14th, 1982.

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John Gardner Stats: The highest rated book by John Gardner on Book Notification is Grendel, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Dragon, Dragon and Other Tales, a Collection .

The most read book by John Gardner on Book Notification is Grendel, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of John Gardner books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	A Complete State Of Death	1969	Loading... Go
2	The Resurrection	1969	Loading... Go
3	8.5 Grendel	1970	Loading... Go
4	The Wreckage of Agathon	1970	Loading... Go
5	The Sunlight Dialogues	1972	Loading... Go
6	Nickel Mountain	1973	Loading... Go
7	Jason and Medeia	1973	Loading... Go
8	October Light	1976	Loading... Go
9	In the Suicide Mountains	1977	Loading... Go
10	Vlemk, the Box-Painter	1979	Loading... Go
11	Freddy's Book	1980	Loading... Go
12	Mickelsson's Ghosts	1982	Loading... Go
13	Stillness and Shadows	1986	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The King's Indian	1972	Loading... Go
2	8 Dragon, Dragon and Other Tales	1975	Loading... Go
3	Gudgekin, the Thistle Girl, and Other Tales	1976	Loading... Go
4	The Poetry of Chaucer	1977	Loading... Go
5	Poems	1978	Loading... Go
6	The Art of Living	1981	Loading... Go
7	Conversations with John Gardner	1990	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Construction of the Wakefield Cycle	1974	Loading... Go
2	The Construction of Christian Poetry in Old English	1975	Loading... Go
3	The Life and Times of Chaucer	1977	Loading... Go
4	On Moral Fiction	1978	Loading... Go
5	The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers	1984	Loading... Go
6	On Writers & Writing	1994	Loading... Go
7	Lies! Lies! Lies!	1999	Loading... Go
8	Longevity	2010	Loading... Go

List of John Gardner Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	The Forms of Fiction	1966	Loading... Go
2	Prize Stories 1974: The O'Henry Awards	1974	Loading... Go
3	The Musical Companion	1978	Loading... Go
4	The Crown Crime Companion	1995	Loading... Go
5	Murder For Love	1996	Loading... Go
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John Gardner

John Gardner was born on July 21st, 1933. John passed away September 14th, 1982 at 49 years old. John Gardner was born in Batavia, New York, United States. Gardner attended.

John Gardner is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 13 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1969 with the novel A Complete State Of Death. The most recently released novel was Stillness and Shadows which was released in 1986.

John Gardner also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 8 books including The Construction of the Wakefield Cycle and The Construction of Christian Poetry in Old English.

John Gardner: Awards & Accolades

John Gardner books have been nominated for multiple awards, Grendel was nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award, in 1972. Nickel Mountain was nominated for the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1974.

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John Gardner: F.A.Q

When was John Gardner Born?

John Gardner was born on July 21st, 1933.

When did John Gardner die?

John Gardner died on September 14th, 1982 at 49 years old.

Where was John Gardner Born?

John Gardner was born in Batavia, New York, United States.

What was the first book John Gardner wrote?

The first book written by John Gardner was A Complete State Of Death, published in 1969.

What was the most recent book John Gardner wrote?

His most recently released work was Longevity on January 9th, 2010.

How many books has John Gardner written?

John Gardner has written 28 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 13 Standalone Novels, 7 books in the Collections, 8 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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