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CodeDS/UK/22852
NameGaiman; Neil (10 November 1960); English author
Variations of NameNeil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman, Neil Richard Gaiman
Dates10 November 1960
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginPortchester, Hampshire, England (born)
BiographyNeil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book (2008). In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.

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