GRENDEL

by John Gardner

$850 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix · No longer available

First edition

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First edition. First printing of the darkly alluring reinvention of BEOWULF from the perspective of the monster, in exceptional condition. Fine in fine jacket. Item #53925 An influential combination of postmodern parable and classic retelling, a companion to the rich reinventions of Angela Carter and, in the 21st century, Madeline Miller in CIRCE. GRENDEL

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