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Zusatztext " The Graveyard Book is endlessly inventive! masterfully told and! like Bod himself! too clever to fit into only one place. This is a book for everyone. You will love it to death." Informationen zum Autor Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline , and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. Dave McKean is best known for his work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of graphic novels and for his CD covers for musicians from Tori Amos to Alice Cooper. He also illustrated Neil Gaiman's picture books The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish , The Wolves in the Walls , and Crazy Hair . He is a cult figure in the comic book world, and is also a photographer. Klappentext In this ingenious and captivating reimagining of Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure The Jungle Book , Neil Gaiman tells the unforgettable story of Nobody Owens, a living, breathing boy whose home is a graveyard, raised by a guardian who belongs neither to the mortal world nor the realm of the dead. Among the mausoleums and headstones of his home, Bod experiences things most mortals can barely imagine. But real, flesh-and-blood danger waits just outside the cemetery walls: the man who murdered the infant Bod's family will not rest until he finds Nobody Owens and finishes the job he began many years ago. A #1 New York Times bestseller and winner of many international awards, including the Hugo Award for best novel and the Locus Award, The Graveyard Book is a glorious meditation on love, loss, survival, and sacrifice . . . and what it means to truly be alive. Zusammenfassung “Wistful! witty! and wise—and creepy. . . . Closer in tone to American Gods than to Coraline ! but permeated with Bod’s innocence! this needs to be read by anyone who is or has ever been a child.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) By turns macabre! uplifting! sinister! and heartwarming! Neil Gaiman’s #1 national bestseller is an ingenious reimagining of Rudyard Kipling’s classic adventure The Jungle Book . Called a “novel of wonder . . . a tale of unforgettable enchantment” by the New York Times Book Review ! The Graveyard Book will captivate readers of all ages with its timeless meditation on love! loss! survival! and sacrifice . . . and what it means to truly be alive. ...
