Neil Gaiman
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Book Review: Odd and the Frost Giants...Nov 19, 2009 at 8:00AM Odd's name isn't odd -- it means "the tip of a blade" -- but Odd himself is odd. For one thing, the hero of Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants has an unnervingly sunny disposition for a lame Viking boy whose widowed... In this article: Neil Gaiman, Loki, Trademark, Thor, Odin, Asgard, and Viking |
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Neil Gaiman's Journal | 2 days ago
LOCAL MAN IN HATE MAIL OUTRAGE SHOCK FIASCO
...writer like you - that we like - like a fascist, an imperialist dog?' " Coraline author Neil Gaiman received 'hate mail' for liking Rudyard Kipling Neil Gaiman, the author behind the surprise film hit Coraline, received "hate mail" for...
In this article: The Graveyard Book, Kipling, Coraline, Kentucky, Chris Riddell, Daily Telegraph, Rudyard Kipling, and Dog
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | 2 days ago
Arts diary: Jack gets plenty of bums on seats for his Music Hall interrogation
...for teenagers, authors should have no qualms about dishing out a bit of gore. The winner of this year's Booktrust Teenage Prize is Neil Gaiman, with The Graveyard Book. It tells the story of Nobody 'Bod' Owens, a child living in a graveyard...
In this article: Jack Vettriano, Ian Rankin, Complaints, New Year's Day, First World War, and Iolaire
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Wired Top Stories | 3 days ago
10 DC Comics Characters Deserving a Mass Makeover
...Rorschach is ripe with possibility. Anything from an ambitious costume change to a species makeover would benefit The Question. Neil Gaiman created Death, who is not your average goth-punk Grim Reaper. Why: Because she's already been...
In this article: DC Comics, DC Universe Online, Bizarro, Death, Wired.com, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Facebook, Anthrax, Scott Ian, and DC Universe
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 3 days ago
How far should an author's reputation depend on the values of today?
Neil Gaiman was attacked by fans for professing that Rudyard Kipling - the first Briton ever to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature - was a literary hero of his. Rudyard Kipling: lauded then castigated as times changed Photo: PA When...
In this article: Rudyard Kipling, Nobel Prize for Literature, Enid Blyton, British Airways, and George Orwell
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 3 days ago
Coraline author Neil Gaiman received 'hate mail' for liking Rudyard Kipling
Neil Gaiman, the author behind the surprise film hit Coraline, received "hate mail" for professing that Rudyard Kipling was one of his literary heroes. Published: 5:58PM GMT 18 Nov 2009 Coraline is about an 11-year-old girl bored with...
In this article: Rudyard Kipling, Coraline, Stephenie Meyer, The Graveyard Book, The Jungle Book, Harry Potter, Dog, Academy Award, and Nobel Prize for Literature
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Movie writer wins teen book prize
Gaiman created the epic comic book series The Sandman Movie writer Neil Gaiman, best known for penning Beowulf and Stardust, has won this year's Booktrust Teenage Prize with The Graveyard Book. The story is about a child abandoned in a...
In this article: The Sandman, Stardust, Beowulf, The Graveyard Book, Ray Winstone, Rudyard Kipling, Angelina Jolie, and Robert De Niro
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Guardian Unlimited | 3 days ago
Neil Gaiman buried under awards
...Michelle Pauli guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 14.29 GMT 'I've never read it, I wrote it' ... Neil Gaiman. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Neil Gaiman's sweep of this year's children's fiction prizes with The Graveyard Book...
In this article: The Graveyard Book, Beatles, PL Travers, Coraline, China, Sausage, Buddhist, and God
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Blogcritics: News | November 12, 2009
Neil Gaiman Rocks the Cleveland Public Library
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." On Sunday, October 4, my husband Matt and I went to see Neil Gaiman reading at the Cleveland Public Library. Amazingly, this event was free. I mean, I would have paid to see Neil read, but free is...
In this article: Cleveland, World Book Day, Sandman, MFA, BFA, Atlantic, and Europe
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washingtonpost.com | November 09, 2009
Today in History - Nov. 10
Movie director Roland Emmerich is 54. Actor Matt Craven is 53. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 53. Actress Mackenzie Phillips is 50. Author Neil Gaiman is 49. Actress Vanessa Angel is 46. Actor-comedian Tommy Davidson is 46. Actor Michael Jai White...
In this article: White House, Rock, Yasser Arafat, George W. Bush, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, EgyptAir Flight 990, CBS Radio, USS Triton, Boeing 767, and National Educational Television
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Blogcritics | November 06, 2009
Book Review: M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Book Review: M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman Some people are born storytellers. They can take an idea or instance, which if left to you or me would be an anecdote at best, and use it to perform...
In this article: Ray Bradbury, M is for Magic, How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Sir Galahad, and Baltimore
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Neil Richard Gaiman (pronounced: /ˈɡeɪmən/) (born 10 November 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, audio theatre, and films. His notable works include The Sandman graphic novel series, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. Gaiman's writing has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker, as well as the 2009 Newbery Medal. The extreme enthusiasm of his fans has led some to call him a "rock star" of the literary world.
- Birth Date:
- November 10, 1960
- Birthplace:
- Portchester, Hampshire, England
- Nationality:
- British
- Occupation:
- Novelist, graphic novelist and screenwriter
- Known for:
- The Sandman, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, The Graveyard Book
- Period:
- 1980s–present
- Influenced By:
- Douglas Adams, Alan Moore, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, various fairy tales, G. K. Chesterton, James Branch Cabell, Lord Dunsany, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert A. Heinlein, Shirley Jackson, R. A. Lafferty, C. S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, Clive Barker, Dave Sim, Thorne Smith, J. R. R. Tolkien, Peter S. Beagle, Gene Wolfe, Roger Zelazny,
- Influenced:
- Susanna Clarke, Ekaterina Sedia, Douglas Adams, Russell Payne, Dave McKean
- Website:
- http://www.neilgaiman.com/
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