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Title Anansi Boys

Cover of Anansi Boys paperback version.
Author Neil Gaiman
Cover artist Richard Aquan (1st printing hardcover edition); general design, Shubhani Sarkar; image collage credited to Getty Images
Country USA
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy
Publisher HarperCollins; William Morris imprint
Released September 2005
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 336
ISBN ISBN 006051518X
Preceded by American Gods

Anansi Boys: a novel, by Neil Gaiman, is based around two sons of Anansi ('Mr. Nancy') from American Gods, and their adventures as they explore their common heritage and get to know one another. Anansi Boys was published on September 20, 2005, reaching number one on the New York Times bestseller list in the same month [1].

The story contains themes surrounding names and songs.

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[edit] Plot Summary

The events in Anansi Boys take place around the death of Mr. Nancy, father of Fat Charlie Nancy, both characters originally introduced in Gaiman's novel American Gods. As a result of his father's death Fat Charlie is forced to reconnect with his childhood, his relationship with his father, and his previously unknown brother. As with American Gods, Gaiman weaves modern retellings of myths from other cultures into his storytelling, in this case the West African Anansi stories.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Gaiman, Neil (2005), "There's a first time for everything", Neil Gaiman's Online Journal] [link accessed August 25, 2006]

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