Neil Gaiman

Some believe that the age of eminent writers has dried up, and that in an era of post-industrial society, finding a worthy author of works is really difficult. Of course, the world has presented talented writers to mankind, whose names have passed through time and became immortal. These include Mikhail Bulgakov, Anton Chekhov, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, Franz Kafka and other talented personalities.

But do not forget that entering a bookstore and on a modern shelf you can find something interesting and fascinating, not all writers present boring stories to the audience using hackneyed cliches.

For example, J.K. Rowling wrote "Harry Potter", Boris Akunin invented a novel of a new format "Azazel", and Neil Gaiman not only wrote remarkable works ("Stardust", "American Gods", "Scandinavian Gods", "Ocean at the End of the Road" ), but also became the author of comics and TV series.

Neil Gaiman was born on November 10, 1960. The birthplace of the writer is the city of Portsmouth, which is a unitary unit of the county of Hampshire (Great Britain). This area is rich in its attractions, for example, there is the house in which Charles Dickens was born. Neil grew up and was raised in a Jewish family. Gaiman's grandfather was a businessman, he became the owner of his own grocery store chain, where his son and part-time Neil's father David worked.

By the way, the writer's parents were not close to creativity, but they had a rather interesting hobby - the study of the pseudoscientific movement of Scientology. Sister Neela is successful in the field and works at the Scientology Center in Los Angeles. Neal admitted that this movement, invented by Ron Hubbard, is his family's religion. However, regarding his faith, he said the following:

Neil began reading at the age of four: instead of playing with toys, the little boy swallowed books. When Gaiman was ten, he got hold of a work by the mystic Dennis Wheatley, which had a tremendous influence on him. Among the favorite authors was John Tolkien: the child enjoyed exploring the magical world where the brave hobbit and the sorcerer Gandalf live.

Among other things, the boy met a talking lion, a witch and children who got on adventures with the help of a wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, Clive Staples Lewis), and also plunged into an imaginary world inhabited by the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat (The Adventures Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll). As he grew older, he began to read Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and The Master and Margarita.

It was his love of reading that helped Neal become almost the best student in the class. The fact is that when school textbooks were issued, the inquisitive Neil read everything from cover to cover, so he knew in advance what would be in the curriculum. But after graduation, the young man did not begin to link his fate with the university, but immediately got a job as a correspondent for a British publication.

The works read in childhood remained in Gaiman's memory. Therefore, it is not surprising that Neil began to work in the fantasy genre, however, like Stephen King, he became addicted to horror. It is worth saying that Neil is a versatile writer. There are so many awards in Gaiman's piggy bank that they are probably collected on more than one shelf. Neil's track record includes more than ten insignia, including the Bram Stoker Prize, Carnegie Medal, John Newbury Medal, Locus, and so on.

Few people know that Gaiman's debut work was the biography of the British band Duran Duran, which was completed in 1984. But initially Gaiman established himself as a screenwriter for comics and other graphic novels. He worked on one of the parts of "Hell Spawn", and also came up with "Sandman". This series, published in 10 softback volumes, won the World Fantasy Award.

Gaiman's first major novel was Good Signs, published in 1990. This comic fantasy was co-written with Terry Pratchett, who offered the collaboration himself after reading Neal's drafts. The book tells readers in a joking manner about an angel and a demon trying to prevent the apocalypse.

In 1996, Neil Gaiman became the author of the urban fantasy "The Back Door" ("Nowhere"). The plot tells the story of a London worker, Richard Mayhew, who, under random circumstances, meets an unusual girl who came from a parallel world.

Further, in 1991-1997, Neil composed a fairy tale called Stardust (1998), which has everything that a fan of the supernatural would like: goblins, elves, ghosts, unicorns and other fabulous creatures. In 1999, the book received the prestigious Mythopoeic Award, and in 2007, director Matthew Vaughn brought Gaiman's story to television screens. Charlie Cox and Claire Danes starred.

In 2001, Neil Gaiman surprised literary critics and book lovers with the release of his landmark work, American Gods. This book contains concepts from all of Neal's previous works. The book introduces the reader to an outsider named Shadow. The main character of the manuscript is released from prison and learns the terrible news - his wife Laura and friend Robbie died in an accident.

Thrown to the sidelines of life, the Shadow tries to start life from scratch and contacts Mr. Wednesday, who is the embodiment of the god Odin. Ultimately, the protagonist learns that America is inhabited by the gods of the Old World, but since people do not believe in them, they have lost their former power. Odin's main goal is to gather all the “old” gods in order to fight the “new” ones - the Internet, mass media and other manifestations of technology. It is noteworthy that for this book Neil Gaiman received the Hugo (2002) and Nebula (2002) awards.

In 2002, the children's story "Coraline" was released, based on which the box office cartoon "Coraline in the Land of Nightmares" (directed by Henry Selick) was released.

Six years later, Neil Gaiman wrote another children's book ("The Cemetery Story"), without losing its zest: the genius of literature once again endowed his character with an original name, this time a boy named Nobody Owens appeared to the attention of readers. The parents of the protagonist are killed, and the boy is left alone: ​​No one escaped, because he crawled into the cemetery and hid from the criminals.

But the family of ghosts living near the graves could not remain indifferent to the fate of the baby, so the ghosts of Mr. and Mrs. Owens took Nikt under their care. Also, the child was cared for by an extravagant vampire named Silas. By the way, this idea came to Neil Gaiman spontaneously: once he thought that he could write something similar to The Jungle Book, moving the scene to the land of eternal rest.

Neil Gaiman published collections of stories "Smoke and Mirrors" (1998), "Fragile Things" (2006), worked as a screenwriter for famous TV series. He authored two episodes of Doctor Who, and wrote the screenplay for Beowulf (2007) and Mirror Mask (2005).

Neil does not like to share the details of his personal life with reporters, according to media reports, the master of words was married twice. Little is said about his first marriage to Mary McGrath, but it is known that the writer has three children from Mary.

Neil's second choice was singer and poet Amanda Palmer, who was a member of the Dresden Dolls band. The lovers got married in the winter of 2011, and in 2015 gave birth to their first child - their son Anthony.

It is known that Neil Gaiman is a big fan of the social network "Twitter": in his official microblog, Neil shares the latest news and organizes conferences, answering questions from subscribers.

In addition, Neil is friends with singer Tori Amos. The writer became the godfather of her daughter and dedicated a poem to the girl, which was included in an illustrated book.

The world of filmmaking has delighted fans of the eccentric writer as the American Gods series premiered in 2017.

The developers were Brian Fuller and Michael Green, and the main roles went to Ricky Whittle, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley and Ian McShane. According to rumors, in the near future, Neil Gaiman will write at least five more films.

1990 - "Good Omens" 1996 - "Nowhere", or "The Doorway" 1998 - "Stardust" 1998 - "Smoke and Mirrors" 2001 - "American Gods" 2002 - "Coraline" 2005 - "Sons of Anansi" or "Children Anansi "2006 -" Fragile Things "2007 -" M for Magic "2008 -" The Story of the Cemetery "2009 -" Odd and the Ice Giants "2013 -" The Ocean at the End of the Road "2013 -" But Milk, Fortunately "2016 -" Caution, triggers "2017 -" Scandinavian gods "

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2022

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2021

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2020

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2019

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2018

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2017

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Neil Gaiman Net Worth 2016

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