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Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman

  • 384 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 2005
  • 43 editions
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1 About this book

Anansi Boys is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy" — an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi — dies, leaving twin sons, who in turn discover one another's existence after being separated as young children. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage. Although it is not a sequel to Gaiman's previous novel American Gods, the character of Mr. Nancy appears in both books.

Anansi Boys was published on 20 September 2005 and was released in paperback on 1 October 2006. The book debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, and won both the Locus Award and the British Fantasy Society Award in 2006.

Good for readers who want: adventure and fantasy.

  • Action and adventure fiction
  • Adventure
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy, contemporary
  • Humor
  • Brothers
  • Embezzlement
  • Father-son relationship

2 About Neil Gaiman

Born 1960

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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