This compilation of essays and reviews, gathered posthumously from the New York Times Book Review and other publications, solidifies John Gardner's legacy as a consummate teacher and controversial critic with a provocative sense of humor. Writing about his fellow craftsmen, John...
All my life, John Gardner wrote weeks before his death in a motorcycle accident, I've lived flat-out. As a motorcycle racer, chemist, writer I was never cautious. Gardner's evaluations of his fellow writers are equally flat-out. This collection brings together Gardner's essays...