This collection, selected from more than 140 interviews Gardner granted, presents a wealth of information on the life and art of one of America's foremost novel
“Fearless, illuminating” criticism from a New York Times–bestselling author and legendary teacher, “proving . . . that true art is moral and not trivial
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 clas
Ava Gardner was one of the most glamorous and famous stars in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Her list of films includes The Killers, Showboat and Mogambo, fo
A detailed portrait of one of the twentieth century's most controversial American authors describes John Gardner's turbulent and contradictory life, including h