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Grendel
| Author: | John Gardner |
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Gollancz, 2003 Vintage, 1989 Alfred A. Knopf, 1971 |
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| Book Type: | Novel |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Mythic Fiction (Fantasy) Dark Fantasy Heroic Fantasy |
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Grendel Grendel Grendel
TVW Enterprises Ltd.
8/1/1981
Synopsis
"Retained in the Sherwood, Oreg., School District sophomore honors English reading list (2008) after concerns were expressed about some of the novel’s scenes describing torture and mutilation." (Source: "Books Challenged & Banned in 2008-2009," www.ala.org (PDF))
A retelling of the Beowulf mythology from the perspective of Grendel, the monster who preys upon the Anglo-Saxons of Hrothgar's tribe. Grendel is a nihilist who opposes the rationalism and self-abnegation of human beings and fears the advent of the society they are attempting to construct. He is defeated by Beowulf in the end.
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