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Neil Gaiman

  • Neil Richard Gaiman
  • Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman
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Gaiman, Neil
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Date of birth
1960-11-10
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United Kingdom

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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman on 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He co-created the TV series adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.

Gaiman has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.

In 2024, it was announced that a number of commercial ventures linked to him would halt production, owing to allegations of sexual assault towards women.

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British writer.

Last modified: 2023-02-09 (revision #115803)

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Goodreads Author ID
1221698
ISNI
0000 0001 2146 227X
LibraryThing Author
gaimanneil
MusicBrainz Artist ID
5eb430b0-1c07-41bd-bc04-e0e7a4a8ad1f
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL53305A
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103859257
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Q210059

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