Neil Gaiman Research Paper

Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard Gaiman was born on November 10, 1960, in Portchester, Hampshire, England, to parents David and Sheila. Gaiman’s parents were Jewish but practiced Scientology. In 1965, Gaiman’s family moved to East Grinstead, a town in West Sussex. Gaiman started reading when he was only four years old, and quickly became an avid reader. When he started going to school, Gaiman would read all his textbooks as soon as he received them and would therefore do very well because he already knew the material. He particularly loved authors such as Dennis Wheatley and J.R.R. Tolkien. Gaiman repeatedly checked out the first two books in Tolkien’s series, The Lord of the Rings from his school library. He later received an English and reading

A. Lafferty and asked for his advice on how to become a writer. Lafferty responded with advice and encouragement. Gaiman went on to pursue a journalism career, taking any job he could in order to make connections and further his career. He wrote book reviews and conducted interviews. His first short fantasy story, “Featherquest”, was published in Imagine Magazine in 1984. Neil Gaiman was drawn into comic books when he first read one called “Swamp Thing”. From that point on, Gaiman was an avid comic book

In 2013, Gaiman won Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards for his novel The Ocean at the End of the Lane. He is currently working on a new book due to be released in February 2017.

Gaiman’s met his first wife, Mary McGrath, in East Grinstead. She was also a student of Scientology. They had a son, Michael and got married one year later. they relocated to the United States, living in Wisconsin and had 2 more children before divorcing in 2008. Gaiman married his second wife, Amanda palmer in 2011 and decided to legally add her middle name to his name. They have a son named Anthony who was born in 2015. Gaiman splits his time, living in Wisconsin with his family and also having a residence in Massachusetts, where he is a professor at Bard College.

There are many cool and interesting facts about Neil Gaiman. Growing up, he kept all his books in alphabetical order. At only 16 years of age, he was already writing and drawing his own comics. He started a magazine with 3 of his friends called Metro and interviewed comic book writers for it. He loves to cook omelettes, his favorite cheese is Wensleydale and he adores sushi. Gaiman was once in a punk band called the Ex-Execs, that was offered and turned down a record deal. To him, books have a gender, and he despises the sound of car brakes squealing. He claims that he once had a talking cat named Fred. Gaiman is also a