John Rolfe Gardiner (born 1936) is an American author of several novels and short stories.
Sixteen of his stories were published in The New Yorker; others were published in The American Scholar and in other publications.
Gardiner's stories often take place in his native Virginia, but also in various places in Europe, most prominently in France.
[1] His work has received vast critical acclaim: Elegantly written, this funny, poignant gem of a book..This is an abundant work that you'll want to read more than onceThere is something tantalizingly sinister about Gardiner's short stories: a hint of intrigue and a soupcon of the illicit connect them all...
Haunting fare from a master storyteller, richly evocative and thought provokingGardiner is a wonderfully distinctive writer whose often funny stories are animated by a healing, intelligent compassion for characters groping for redemption in a heartless worldGardiner lives in Middleburg, Virginia, with his artist wife Joan.