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His known works include the comic book series the sandman and novels stardust, american gods, coraline, and the graveyard book. Ricky awards canada, prisoners of gravity for favourite guest and others 1992. Le guin also has received a penmalamud award for short fiction, a harold d. The graveyard book the first book ever to win both the newbery and carnegie. Burtons the miniaturist and neil gaimans the ocean at the end of the lane. Neil gaiman books list of books by author neil gaiman. English author whose popular works include the sandman, the graveyard book, and coraline. Neil gaiman is an english author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. With roger avary, neil gaiman wrote the script for beowulf, directed by robert zemeckis and starring anthony hopkins and angelina jolie.
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The british book awards or nibbies are literary awards for the best uk writers and their works, administered by the bookseller. His works include the comic book series the sandman and novels stardust, american gods, coraline, and the graveyard book. Gaiman has won numerous honors, including the british science fiction, hugo, nebula, and bram stoker awards. Ursula le guin and neil gaiman on stage at the national book awards. The ocean at the end of the lane is a 20 novel by british author neil gaiman. Le guin burns down the national book awards portland. His books and stories have also been honoured with 4 hugos, 2 nebulas, 1 world fantasy award, 4 bram stoker awards, 6 locus awards, 2 british sf awards, 1 british fantasy award, 3 geffens.
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Books by neil gaiman authors like neil gaiman what. Neil gaiman talks about writing the graveyard book, winner of the 2010 cilip carnegie medal, the newbery medal and the booktrust teenage book prize 2009, and shortlisted for the kate greenaway award. Wall street journala groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterflys wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, the ocean at the end of the laneis told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside. Le guin attend the 2014 national book awards, where le guin was recognized, on wednesday in new york. Le guin with the national book foundations medal for.
Neil gaiman born november 10, 1960 is famous for being novelist. They will be held in 2018 on tuesday 20 november and presented by zoe ball. His known works include the comic book series the sandman and novels stardust, american gods, coraline, and the graveyard book he has won many awards, including the hugo, nebula, and bram stoker. His numerous literary honors include the bram stoker, nebula, hugo, and british national book awards. Now brought vividly to life for tv in the highly acclaimed. Description forbidden brides of the faceless slaves in the secret house of the night of dread desire, a satirical tale from the mind of sunday times bestselling writer neil gaiman, has been strikingly adapted for the first time by illustrator and comic book artist shane oakley. Le guin attend the 2014 national book awards, where le guin was recognized, on wednesday in new york city. Neil is the first man who has his own two medals for a book. Neil gaiman is the author of over thirty acclaimed books and graphic novels for adults and children, including american gods, stardust, coraline and the graveyard book. Last night at the 2014 national book awards in new york city, neil gaiman presented science fiction and fantasy legend ursula k. He won both the british carnegie medal and the american newbery medal for his 2008 masterpiece novel the graveyard book. Neil gaiman novel wins book of the year books the guardian. Neil gaiman is the author of over 30 books and graphic novels for adults and children, including american gods, stardust, coraline and the graveyard book.
Gaiman was the creatorwriter of monthly cult dc comics horrorweird series, sandman, which won nine will eisner comic industry awards, including the award for best writer four times, and three harvey awards. He received the 2006 mythopoeic fantasy award for adult literature and the 2006 british fantasy award for best novel for his novel anansi boys. Ursula le guin has chosen to share her award for distinguished. Neil gaiman presents lifetime achievement award to ursula k. Neil gaiman simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gaimans 20 novel the ocean at the end of the lane was voted book of the year in the british national book. American gods by neil gaiman used good 9781472245540. Neil gaiman at the comic book db archived from the original neil gaiman at the internet speculative fiction database.
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