John C Gardner

John Gardner (1933-1982) John Gardner was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel , The Sunlight Dialogues and October Light , for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist . He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson.

John Gardner (1933-1982) John Gardner was born in Batavia, New York. His critically acclaimed books include the novels Grendel , The Sunlight Dialogues and October Light , for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as several works of nonfiction and criticism such as On Becoming a Novelist . He was also a professor of medieval literature and a pioneering creative writing teacher whose students included Raymond Carver and Charles Johnson. See less