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Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many graphic novels. As of 2005, he lives in or near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is married to Mary T. McGrath, an American, and has two daughters, Holly and Maddy, and a son, Michael.
Biography
As a child and a teenager, Gaiman grew up reading the works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton. He later became a fan of science fiction, reading the works of authors as diverse as Samuel R. Delany, Roger Zelazny, Harlan Ellison and especially Gene Wolfe. Gaiman also read and enjoyed the works of Thorne Smith, to whose zany supernatural wit he attributes partial inspiration for Anansi Boys.
Although Jewish, he was educated at several Church of England schools. There, he studied both standard school topics as well as religion classes. At the same time, he trained to become Bar Mitzvah with an Orthodox Jewish cantor. This training gave him a wide background in both Jewish and Christian theology/apocrypha, which he incorporates heavily into his works, perhaps most notably in The Sandman.
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Gonna see AMANDA PALMER (of the Dresden Dolls) and NEIL GAIMAN in 2 weeks. Couldn't ask for a better birthday. :D
hidzir (hidzir) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:16:52 -0000
Gonna see AMANDA PALMER (of the Dresden Dolls) and NEIL GAIMAN in 2 weeks. Couldn't ask for a better birthday. :D
@maellability neil gaiman is going too SG in 10 days 0_0
walkonhomeboy (Laura) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:49:43 -0000
@maellability neil gaiman is going too SG in 10 days 0_0
OMG!! Neil Gaiman is coming to Singapore! He twittered it himself! OMG!
pragmaJoe (Pragma Joe) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:39:21 -0000
OMG!! Neil Gaiman is coming to Singapore! He twittered it himself! OMG!
Latest Neil Gaiman blog entry. (Haven't read The Graveyard Book yet but obviously I must.) RT @neilhimself http://bit.ly/1I9jhB
meilufay (meilufay) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:30:17 -0000
Latest Neil Gaiman blog entry. (Haven't read The Graveyard Book yet but obviously I must.) RT @neilhimself http://bit.ly/1I9jhB
HOLY CRAP! NEIL GAIMAN IS GOING TO BE IN SINGAPORE IN TEN DAYS! I need him to sign my copy of 'The Graveyard Book' TT_TT
BrowncoatBuffy (RozAlia Zin) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:28:57 -0000
HOLY CRAP! NEIL GAIMAN IS GOING TO BE IN SINGAPORE IN TEN DAYS! I need him to sign my copy of 'The Graveyard Book' TT_TT
coraline by neil gaiman #loveonthat
jessikilla (jessikilla) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:20:15 -0000
coraline by neil gaiman #loveonthat
The Dreaming: The Neil Gaiman Page - News, links, tour and background information, bibliographies, and a search tool.
Meta Description: [ The Neil Gaiman Page - Information on the author of The Sandman, Neverwhere and other great stories. ]
Allscifi.com Neil Gaiman Fan Club - Reviews and a message board.
Meta Description: [ Science fiction site filled with tons of information about books, TV shows, and movies. ]
Biting Dog Press - Limited editions of Snow, Glass, Apples, and Murder Mysteries, with hand-printed artwork. Includes a biography and interview.
Meta Description: [ Hand made fine quality books ]
Bookworm's Lair: Neil Gaiman - Bibliography and reviews. Available in English and German.
Meta Description: [ Komplette Bibliographie und Rezensionen ausgewählter Romane ]
Fairy Tales for Adults - CNN Interactive interview with clips in Windows Media format.
Following His Dream - Interview with the author.
Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search - Interview promoting the release of the novel, Stardust.
Johnny Theremin - Official site for Neil Gaiman's Johnny Theremin.
Meta Description: [ The official site for Neil Gaiman's Johnny Theremin. Yours to mould and toy with. Click here to enter... ]
Møt Sandmans far - Dagbladet - A fan question and answer session with the author. The introduction is in Norwegian, the interview in English.
Neil Gaiman - HarperCollins Publishing site including author's journal and essays, images, bio, newsletter, and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ Website for the author Neil Gaiman ]
Neil Gaiman Miscellany - Study of the author's work, with links.
Meta Description: [ A study of Neil Gaiman's work. Written by Julian Darius. ]
Neil Gaiman Quotations - Quotes, most from The Sandman comic series.
Referencing the Magian - Links to interviews and a bibliography.
Tabula Rasa: Interview - The author discusses Neverwhere, radio plays, and the legacy of The Sandman.
The Gaiman Archive - Images, interviews, and writing by and about the author. Includes The Magian Line, an archived fan newsletter.
Meta Description: [ Interviews, reviews, articles, misc literature, Magian Line-newsletters and more related to Neil Gaiman. ]
The SF Site: An Interview With Neil Gaiman - Last Angel Tour interview from August 2000. Discusses the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and storytelling.
Meta Description: [ The Home Page for Science Fiction and Fantasy ]
The Slush Factory: Skiing on the slopes of pop culture love - An interview with the author.
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