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Grendel
John Gardner · 初版 1971 年
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英国文学史上第一个也是最可怕的怪物——出自早期伟大史诗Beowulf——在这部屡遭禁绝的书中道出了属于他自己的故事。这部对Beowulf备受赞誉的经典重述，跟随怪物Grendel的视角，讲述他如何认识人类，并卷入这场位于Anglo Saxon经典史诗核心的战争。William Gass称这本书是“当代最优秀的小说之一”。
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Grendel
John Gardner · 初版 1971 年
英国文学史上第一个也是最可怕的怪物——出自早期伟大史诗Beowulf——在这部屡遭禁绝的书中道出了属于他自己的故事。这部对Beowulf备受赞誉的经典重述，跟随怪物Grendel的视角，讲述他如何认识人类，并卷入这场位于Anglo Saxon经典史诗核心的战争。William Gass称这本书是“当代最优秀的小说之一”。
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……语言和情节上的精巧。他的典范是《安娜·卡列尼娜》，我认为他批判的对象正是像品钦（Pynchon）这样的人。而且他不仅是一个古板的评论家，自己也是一位才华横溢的作家。他的书《Grendel》篇幅短小且有趣——从怪物的视角讲述了贝奥武夫（Beowulf）的故事。遗憾的是，他年纪轻轻就死于一场摩托车事故，所以我们没能看到更多贯彻他理念的范例。另一位现代作家我觉得……
…cleverness in language and plot. His model is Anna Karenina, and I think it's people like Pynchon he has in mind for his critique. And he was not just a stodgy critic, but a flowering author himself. His book Grendel is short and fun---the story of Beowulf from the monster's perspective. Sadly he died young in a motorcycle accident, so we didn't get many examples of his approach. Another modern writer that I think…
《Grendel》- John Gardner。这是从怪物的视角讲述贝奥武夫的故事。它着重刻画了在虚无主义绝望与寻找生活意义之间（为你自己和……）不断进行的内心挣扎。
Grendel - John Gardner It is the story of Beowulf, told from the monster's point of view. It underscores the constant internal struggle between nihilistic despair and finding meaning in life (for yourself and…
John Gardner 的《Grendel》——从怪物的视角看贝奥武夫史诗。《发条橙》（A Clockwork Orange）——讲述一个名叫 Alex 的扭曲少年的反乌托邦小说。
Grendel by John Gardner - The epic of Beowulf from the perspective of the monster. A Clockwork Orange - Dystopian novel following a twisted youth named Alex.
《grendel》- john gardner；《bluebeard》- kurt vonnegut
grendel - john gardner bluebeard - kurt vonnegut
……总的来说，读它帮我正视了对死亡的恐惧以及它对我的影响。编辑补充：哦，既然我觉得还没人提过它们……Russell Hoban 的《Riddley Walker》和 John Gardner 的《Grendel》。它们对我的影响没有那么具体，所以更难说清楚，但都是 HN 上时不时会被提及的好书。另一本让我惊掉下巴的是《The Infernal Desire……
…in general and reading it helped me acknowledge my fear of death and how it affected me. Edit: oh, and since I don't think anyone else has mentioned them yet ... Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban, and Grendel by John Gardner. Their impact on me was less specific so harder to explain, but they're great books that get mentioned on HN now and then. Another one that kind of blew my mind is The Infernal Desire…
我只想附议一下，这本书棒极了。别因为被叫做同人小说（fan fiction）就心生排斥。它算同人，就像 John Gardner 的《Grendel》是贝奥武夫的同人一样。
I just want to second that this book is great. Ignore any negative inclination you feel because it's called fan fiction. It's fanfiction the way John Gardner's Grendel is Beowulf fanfiction.