Neil Gaiman is an English writer known for his stories, novels, comics, and screenplays. Some of his famous works include The Sandman comics and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He also helped create TV adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.
Gaiman has received many awards, like the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He was the first to win the Newbery and Carnegie medals for the same book, The Graveyard Book. In 2013, his novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane was named Book of the Year at the British National Book Awards and later became a successful stage play in London.
“I wouldn’t be who I am without libraries. I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off at the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. I discovered that librarians want to help you: they taught me about interlibrary loans.” 1neilgaimanÂ
Neil Gaiman Wiki
Neil R. Gaiman was born on 10 November 1960 in Portchester, England, UK, and is 64 years old as of 2024. He is a White British who follows the Christian faith.Â
Neil Gaiman Education
I was a reader. I loved reading. Reading things gave me pleasure. I was very good at most subjects in school, not because I had any particular aptitude in them, but because normally on the first day of school, they’d hand out schoolbooks, and I’d read them—which would mean that I’d know what was coming up because I’d read it. 2archive.orgÂ
Neil Gaiman Parents
Neil Gaiman is the son of David Bernard Gaiman who was a Public Relations Director for the Church of Scientology in England and Sheila Gaiman and he was raised as both Jew and Scientologist.
I was a “bookie” kid. I was one of those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals, and anything else where you’re meant to not be reading, my family would frisk me and take the book away. If they didn’t find it by this point in the procedure, I would be sitting over in that corner completely unnoticed just reading my book. 3imdb
Neil Gaiman Wife
Neil Gaiman married his first wife Mary McGrath and they had three children together. In 2008, Gaiman met musician Amanda Palmer. They started dating in 2009, married in 2011 and had a son together. After some time, Neil and Palmer announced their separation, and Gaiman took responsibility for the split. Though they reconciled in 2021, they announced their divorce in November 2022.
Neil Gaiman Writing Career
Neil Gaiman has shared that many writers and stories have shaped his work. As a teen, Gaiman loved the Monty Python comedy troupe and admired the artistic world of the French magazine Metal Hurlant. During the 1980s, Neil worked as a journalist, writing reviews and interviews to learn about writing and connect with the literary world. His first published short story, “Featherquest,” appeared in 1984.
Gaiman’s first book, a biography of the band Duran Duran, was published in 1984, and he co-edited a humor book, Ghastly Beyond Belief. He also co-wrote Good Omens with Terry Pratchett, blending humor and themes. Gaiman eventually left journalism in 1987, frustrated by the lack of truth in British newspapers.
Neil Gaiman’s first novel, Good Omens, was co-written with Terry Pratchett and published in 1990. In 1996, Gaiman wrote his first solo novel, Neverwhere, based on his teleplay for a BBC mini-series. The novel has been revised twice: once for American readers and again to improve the original.
His fantasy novel Stardust, inspired by Victorian fairy tales, was published in 1999. In 2001, American Gods became one of Gaiman’s most popular books, winning multiple awards. A 10th-anniversary edition added 12,000 words to the original. His 2005 novel Anansi Boys, which debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, explores the lives of Anansi’s sons.
Gaiman entered children’s literature in 2002 with Coraline, a dark fairy tale. In 2008, he released The Graveyard Book, inspired by The Jungle Book, which tells a boy raised by ghosts. It spent 15 weeks on The New York Times children’s bestseller list.
In 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane won Book of the Year at the British National Book Awards. It tells the story of a man revisiting his childhood memories, exploring themes of identity and growing up. In 2017, Gaiman published Norse Mythology, retelling classic Norse myths. Many of his books have also been re-released with retro-style covers by artist Robert McGinnis. 4wikipediaÂ
Neil Gaiman’s Net Worth
Neil Gaiman, a famous British author known for The Sandman, American Gods, and Coraline, has an estimated net worth of around $18 million. Most of his wealth comes from his successful writing career, including novels, comics, and graphic novels, as well as movie and TV adaptations of his work. 5economictimes Â
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