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Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman Dave McKean

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English
Bloomsbury
23 October 2009
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing his entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

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Illustrated by:   Dave McKean
Imprint:   Bloomsbury
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Adult ed
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 20mm
ISBN:   9780747598626
ISBN 10:   0747598622
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=562

Neil Gaiman is the multi-award-winning and bestselling author of Coraline and Stardust, both of which are major motion films. Neil also writes screenplays for other people's films as well as books for adults and picture books for younger readers. Neil is British and lives in the USA. He travels extensively promoting his books.

Reviews for Graveyard Book

'One of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic, horror, fantasy and the mundane' The Times 'Suspenseful, well-told and touching' The Sunday Times 'A captivating piece of work, light as fresh grave dirt, haunting as the inscription on a tombstone' Financial Times 'If asked to put The Graveyard Book into a genre, I'd have to say: this is a Neil Gaiman book. It's in the Genre of Excellence' Fortean Times


  • Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 2010.
  • Winner of Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009
  • Winner of Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009.
  • Winner of Carnegie Medal 2010
  • Winner of Carnegie Medal 2010.
  • Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2009.
  • Winner of John Newbery Medal 2009.

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