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Zusatztext 'If asked to put The Graveyard Book into a genre! I'd have to say: this is a Neil Gaiman book. It's in the Genre of Excellence' Informationen zum Autor Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work - The Graveyard Book . The L.A. Times has described his multi-million-selling graphic novel series Sandman as 'the greatest epic in the history of comic books'. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust , have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted into major TV series. He has also written two amazing episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. In 2013 he published his first adult novel for seven years, The Ocean at the End of the Lane , which received stellar reviews and was a bestseller around the world. gaimanbooks.co.uk / @neilhimself For more on Neil Gaiman and his award-winning children's books, visit www.gaimanbooks.com Klappentext Discover this bewitching novel by prizewinning author Neil Gaiman, in an edition for adults featuring stunning illustrations from Dave McKean 'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS 'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMES Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that the real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives - and he has sinister plans for Bod... ONE OF BBC'S HUNDRED GREATEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIME WINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARD WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD Vorwort Discover this bewitching novel by prizewinning author Neil Gaiman, in an edition for adults featuring stunning illustrations from Dave McKean Zusammenfassung WINNER of the 2010 Cilip Carnegie Medal, the Newbery Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize 2009, and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award Adult edition of Neil Gaiman's highly anticipated new novel, stunningly illustrated by Gaiman's long-time collaborator, Dave McKean....
