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“Grendel, the monster, is a remarkable creation. He’s lonely, and his bloodthirsty nature causes him so much misery and sadness. But he’s also quite casual about eating people. He’s tormented by the mead hall and the light, and he’s always skulking around, peering in through cracks in the wood. As a portrait of loneliness and sadness, it’s just an astonishing creation. He’s still as monstrous as you might expect, but it was just focusing on what it would be like to be that monster whose raison d’etre is going into mead halls and eating people. He likes to talk about philosophy, and he’s moved – terribly moved – by song and music. Like I said, it doesn’t stop him! But the monster as a lonely creature just stuck with his horrible mother is quite a portrait.” Read more...
Novels Based on Mythological Retellings
Francesca Simon, Children's Author
