American Gods

Zusatztext 'Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes' Informationen zum Autor Neil Gaiman is the No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, and is known for creating extraordinary worlds beyond imagination. He has been awarded numerous literary honours and many of his books have been made into films and adapted for TV and radio. In recent years, Neil wrote and was the showrunner for a critically acclaimed television adaptation of Good Omens , the seminal novel he co-authored with the late Sir Terry Pratchett. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. In 2017, Neil became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. He received a Doctor of Letters from the University of St Andrews, is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College and is a Royal Society of Literature fellow. Born in the UK, Neil now mostly lives in America, and travels all around the world every year appearing at festivals, events and conventions. Klappentext Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America. Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break. Vorwort The definitive American road novel with over a million copies sold. Zusammenfassung The definitive American road novel with over a million copies sold.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Neil Gaiman, Gaiman Neil
• Verlag: Headline
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 19.09.2005
• EAN: 9780755322817
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-2281-7
• Seiten: 736
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 197 mm x 41 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Science Fiction, Fantasy; FICTION / General, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Norse religion & mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Film, TV and Radio industries, FICTION / African American & Black / General, Norse religion and mythology