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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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American Gods is a 2001 novel by Neil Gaiman . The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on a mysterious and taciturn protagonist, Shadow. Contents 1 Chapter 1 2 Chapter 2 3 Chapter 3...


Author Biography

Name: Neil Gaiman
Birth Date: November 10, 1960
Place of Birth: Portchester, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: Writer

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Biography of Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaiman has helped to create a renaissance in graphic novels and comic books. Along with other British writers such as Alan Moore, and a host of American writer/illustrators, including Art Spiegelman and Daniel Clowes, Gaiman has, according to a cont...
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Biography of Neil (Richard) Gaiman
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As Harlan Ellison describes it in his introduction to Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Season of Mists (1992), the announcement that Gaiman's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" had won the award for Year's Best Story at the 1991 World Fantasy Convention produced a dr...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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American Gods Information
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American Gods is a novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on a mysterious and taciturn protagonist, Shadow. It is Gaiman's fourth prose novel, being preceded...


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The Village Voice
American gods
11/19/2003: 2,779 words, approx. 9 pages
Legendary Comic-Book Artists Alex Ross and Neal Adams Declare Their Patriot Acts Alex Ross, one of America's preeminent comic-book artists, recounts the genesis of his 1997 Uncle Sam comic. "[Writer ] Steve Darnall and I both felt that our culture was at a...
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National Review
God and the American Writer.
12/08/1997: 1,385 words, approx. 5 pages
LET us begin by praising Alfred Kazin. Now in his eighties, he has lived long with books, and literature matters greatly to him. All that he has written since On Native Ground (1942) testifies to that. Today, if you drop in on an...
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AP Features
New law in the heartland: Okla. measure blamed for exodus of Hispanics, baby's death
1/25/2008: 1,068 words, approx. 4 pages
Edgar Castorena had diarrhea for 10 days and counting, and the illegal immigrant parents of the 2-month-old didn't know what to do about it.They were afraid they would be deported under a new Oklahoma law if they took him to a major hospital. By the...
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AP News
Okla. immigration law blamed for death
1/25/2008: 1,068 words, approx. 4 pages
Edgar Castorena had diarrhea for 10 days and counting, and the illegal immigrant parents of the 2-month-old didn't know what to do about it.They were afraid they would be deported under a new Oklahoma law if they took him to a major hospital. By the...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Charles De Lint
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In the following review, De Lint offers high praise for Gaiman's American Gods, calling it a wonderful, superbly written novel that effectively balances the light and dark elements of the story.
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Critical Review by Kera Bolonik
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In the following review of American Gods, Bolonik asserts that Gaiman is a masterful storyteller.


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American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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