Styl Neila Gaimana jest niepodrabialny - nie znam drugiego autora, który by go kopiował (więc pewnie po prostu mało wiem). I co prawda jakoś nigdy nie ekscytuję się, gdy przede mną jest jego książka, ale mimo wszystko zawsze jestem oczarowany po lekturze, bo ten pisarz potrafi tworzyć genialne światy, a raczej rzeczywistość. Często lepszą od bohaterów, ale za to dochodzi do tego dobra, baśniowa historia na granicy światów.
"The Worlds of Terry Pratchett" — a discussion with Rob Wilkins and Neil Gaiman about Terry #Pratchett.
A really worthwhile listen, especially if you are a Pratchett-enjoyer. There’s also some lovely chat about collaborative writing and some moving insights into a unique writer.
Listening to #neilgaiman 's talk at the #britishlibrary and I didnt recognize a single author he just referenced. I think I just lost some serious book nerd street cred...
I have always been fascinated by Folklore and Myths, so I knew Treacle Walker would be a hit. Digging into old English beliefs and stories, Alan Garner created a fun and coming of age adventure where a little boy meets a strange traveler, possibly from another Realm. If you love the work of Terri Windling, Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke or Ellen Kushner’s Thomas the Rhymer, you will fall in love with Alan Garner’s book.
In celebration of the birthday of @neilhimself here is the first page of the first of four one-issue short stories he penned as part of the Tharg's Future-Shocks series. This one is from Prog 488 of 2000AD, published on the 20th of September, 1986: "You're Never Alone With A Phone!" Script by Neil Gaiman with artwork by the late John Hicklenton and lettering by Tom Frame. #NeilGaiman#2000AD
Loved the British Library's 'Fantasy: Realms of Imagination' exhibition. Looks at different aspects of modern fantasy by contextualising them historically. See the handwritten notebook for Coraline by @neilhimself sitting next to C S Lewis's original ideas for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. There is the manuscript of Beowulf, Gandalf's staff from the Lord of the Rings films, and much more. A great celebration of books and fantasy.
E meu! ❤️
E como ele é pouco ou nada conhecido no Brasil ninguém acredita da importância dele MESMO quando nosso querido Neil Gaiman a declara a plenos pulmões. Ele até escreveu um conto em sua homenagem!
Para mim, o Michael é o último dos gigantes escritores de ficção científica da Era de Ouro ainda vivo. #neilgaiman#michaelmoorcock
And many someones in overlapping layers of responsibility ENABLED this infection.
This linguistic shift from the passive to active voice might seem irrelevant but, instead of just echoing the framing we see in the headlines — that Neil Gaiman got COVID-19— it’s time to own that somebody has infected Neil.
The passive voice has served a macabre purpose in this pandemic. The passive voice, by erasing the subject of the sentence, neatly obscures accountability, and with it our own role in unmitigated infections. Moreover, it has prevented us from identifying the layers of responsibility in enabling infections on a mass scale. This mental block is the first obstacle to advocating for effective mitigations and constructive solutions. It stops us from preventing infections. But that is changing now.
It is time to own the damage that we are causing by infecting others with COVID-19. I believe that we all know, deep inside, that we are causing harm. And many of us are suffering from the cognitive dissonance of pretending that we aren’t. Because, in a pandemic, this is serious and large-scale harm.
This harm that, according to estimates, has killed over 25 million people and disabled at least 65 million and counting. The sooner we face the harm we are causing by infecting other people, the less damage we will cause to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community, to strangers on the other side of the world. And to people who entertain and inspire us, like speculative fiction author and TV creator Neil Gaiman. And inspiration is necessary when we are facing so many challenges. It’s that simple.
¿Y yo ahora cómo recupero la alegría después del final de la segunda temporada de #GoodOmens?
Menuda seriaza, cómo se comen la pantalla #DavidTennant y #MichaelSheen. Qué puntazo crítico tiene contra los dogmas cristianos y qué recuerdos preciosos de Londres me ha devuelto.
The main theme from @neilhimself's #GoodOmens, composed by David Arnold, was one of the delights performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and Huddersfield Choral Society at the #BBCProms this year. The concert was conducted by Anna-Maria Helsing.
📚 🎵 Think you might also enjoy @neilhimself's terrific Desert Island Discs - David Bowie, Tori Amos, Michael Nyman, Thea Gilmore and 'a Victorian accounts ledger, a fountain pen and an unlimited supply of ink'.
"Because according to my calculations, if the same object from two different times touches itself, one of two things will happen. Either the universe will cease to exist. Or three remarkable dwarfs will dance through the streets with flowerpots on their heads."
Professor Steg, 'Fortunately the Milk...', by #NeilGaiman
The Worlds of Terry Pratchett: with Neil Gaiman and Rob Wilkins at The British Library
Date: Tue 21 Nov 2023, 19:00 - 20:30 (Bar opens at 18:00)
A special celebration of the remarkable creative life of Sir Terry Pratchett, 40 years after the publication of the first Discworld novel The Colour of Magic.
📖 According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, the world will end on a Saturday. A Saturday quite soon, in fact.
The whole of our six-part adapation of @neilhimself and Terry Pratchett's wonderful 1990 fantasy Good Omens is on BBC Sounds now - and you can listen from anywhere in the world. Tell your friends, good or evil.
ICYAI, in regards to the admittedly pretty bad captions for 'Good Omens' Season 2 that made the show difficult or impossible to enjoy for a lot of people, the issue appears to have been fixed, so anyone relying on subtitles can now watch.