It was awarded the 2003 hugo award for best novella, the 2003 nebula award for best novella, and the 2002 bram stoker award for best work for young readers. Neil gaiman created an incredible book when he wrote coraline. Coraline, which began as a book, became a theater play, a comic book story, is now a movie and a video game neil gaiman. Originally a comic book writer, he uses lyrical comparisons that challenge the simple images of traditional childrens books. British born author, neil gaiman, sits down to talk to us about being a writer and what was the inspiration for his very scary childrens book, coraline, that is now becoming a stopmotion.
Download free coraline neil gaiman coraline neil gaiman coraline exclusive. There arent many choices available to buy books here and so, whenever i get a chance i travel to the nearby. He is currently at work turning his first novel neverwhere into a film for jim henson films. Internationally celebrated author neil gaiman has written across a variety of literary fields, including short stories, novels, graphic novels, comics, and films.
It is difficult to make generalizations about neil gaimans books. Written by matt goldberg our partners over at omelete recently did an interview with author neil gaiman for the upcoming flick coraline. He has won numerous awards, including the hugo, nebula, and bram. An interview with neil gaiman, the internets favorite fantasy writer. My current crusade is to make sure creative people have wills. Gaiman tweeted a picture of himself after a marathon signing. Here the author of coraline and the graveyard book talks about controversial books in. Neil gaiman on the origins of coraline neil gaiman discusses the making of coraline the movie and how the book. Coraline is a scary film thats been nominated for an oscar, which is based on an equally scary book by popular author neil gaiman. Read the blog post about it, and see a sample will. Because now youre appearing on the colbert report, and blue peter i notice youre not wearing the badge. His works include the comic book series the sandman and novels stardust, american gods, coraline, and the graveyard book. Grant we ran into neil gaiman at bea the big annual book show that this year was in new york city, and managed to get a quick interview with him in between his other commitments, including a marathon signing session for his first young adult book, coraline which came with marbles.
And to read the interview with gaiman done by our partners at. I hope people reading this will learn just how truly unique and oneofa. Neil gaiman is best known to comic book fans as the award winning writer of the classic 1990s vertigo series the sandman. We go 1on1 for an exclusive interview with author, neil gaiman to talk about the cinematic adventure, coraline. Therell probably be five seasons of american gods based on the first book the author discusses the tv. Neil gaiman is no stranger to having his books banned. American gods, stardust, coraline, the graveyard book, the ocean at the. This weekend marks the debut of the film adaptation of gaimains hugo awardwinning novel coraline, produced in stopmotion animation and presented in 3d. Coraline, neil gaiman coraline is a dark fantasy childrens novella by british author neil gaiman, published in 2002 by bloomsbury and harper collins. Is it true coraline was a bedtime story you told your kids before it was ever a book. In our next installment of drag queen storybook time, the incomparable miss chastity beltoff reads the final chapter of neil gaiman s coraline. Neil gaiman exclusive interview coraline collider collider. Coraline by neil gaiman activities book units teacher. Appropriately, he lives in a spooky old house, which he.
I was absolutely stunned when he replied to my interview. It contains just enough unusual and creepy events taking place to keep students begging for more. Coraline s story is truly frightening, and gaiman goes to great lengths to forge an other world where every aspect of our lives is perverted and twisted into the macabre. Neil gaiman discusses the making of coraline the movie and how the book originated from a bedtime story to his own daughter. Writing legend neil gaiman chats with dog about coraline, twitter and doppelgangers. Neil gaimans smashhit coraline has all the elements of a great story. Neil gaiman interview we go 1on1 for an exclusive interview with author, neil gaiman to talk about the cinematic adventure, coraline. This is how neil gaiman prefaced coraline, his 2002 novel for children, attributing the quote to gk chesterton. In recent years, gaiman s success has leaped across mediums, stretching from novels to movies and even to television. Coraline jones and her parents have just moved into a house so big they share it with an old.
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