American Gods + Anansi Boys

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American Gods + Anansi Boys
Binding : Gebundene Ausgabe, Edition : 01, Label : William Morrow, Publisher : William Morrow, medium : Gebundene Ausgabe, numberOfPages : 736, publicationDate : 2016-10-25, releaseDate : 2016-10-25, authors : Neil Gaiman, languages : english, ISBN : 0062428934

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Gaiman, Neil: American Gods + Anansi Boys Leatherbound Edition
Updated and expanded with the author's preferred text A modern masterpiece from the multiple-award-winning master of innovative fiction Neil Gaiman First published in 2001, American Gods became an instant classic, lauded for its brilliant synthesis of ?mystery, satire, sex, horror, and poetic prose? ( Washington Post ) and as a modern phantasmagoria that ?distills the essence of America? ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer ). It is the story of Shadow?released from prison just days after his wife and best friend are killed in an accident?who gets recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic trickster Mr. Wednesday. So begins Shadow's dark and strange road trip, one that introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing?an epic war for the very soul of America?and Shadow is standing squarely in its path. [...]

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American Gods + Anansi Boys Leatherbound Edition
Since it was first published, American Gods became an instant classic. Now discover the mystery and majesty of American Gods in this beautiful reissue of the Author's Preferred Text edition. Featuring a new preface by Neil Gaiman in honor of the novel's 20th anniversary, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece. Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself. Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined-it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own. [...]

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