Thor's Hammer: Essays on John Gardner

...extremely useful book including essays by most everyone who has published interesting work on Gardner....Definitely superior to most collections of this sort....reader is truly introduced to the scope of Gardner's achievement. -- Robert Merrill, University of Nevada, Reno * South Central Review * Henderson's anthology is an excellent introduction to the life and work of a controversial author....[T]here is very much in this volume to appreciate. -- Robert Merrill, University of Nevada, Reno * CHOICE * The growing body of high-quality scholarship on Gardner is exemplified by this book. * South Central Review * The growing body of high-quality scholarship on Gardner is exemplified by this book. * South Central Review * ...extremely useful book including essays by most everyone who has published interesting work on Gardner....Definitely superior to most collections of this sort....reader is truly introduced to the scope of Gardner's achievement. -- Robert Merrill, University of Nevada, Reno * South Central Review * Henderson's anthology is an excellent introduction to the life and work of a controversial author....[T]here is very much in this volume to appreciate. -- Robert Merrill, University of Nevada, Reno * CHOICE *

This volume represents in broad scope the best scholarship and most comprehensive criticism available on the life and works of the late novelist, poet, and critic, John Gardner.