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Neverwhere Copertina flessibile – 18 marzo 2021
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THE EXTRAORDINARY FIRST NOVEL BY THE MASTER OF STORYTELLING
ACCLAIMED BBC RADIO 4 DRAMATISATION WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JAMES MCAVOY, NATALIE DORMER, DAVID HAREWOOD, SOPHIE OKONEDO AND BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
'Prose that dances and dazzles . . . Gaiman describes the indescribable' SUSANNA CLARKE
'It's virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story' OBSERVER
'Much too clever to be caught in the net of a single interpretation' PHILIP PULLMAN
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'I love doors. Anything that leads to possibilities' NEIL GAIMAN
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Under the streets of London lies a world most people could never dream of.
When Richard Mayhew stops to help a girl he finds bleeding in the street, his unremarkable life changes in an instant.
This act of kindness leads him to a place filled with murderers and angels, pale girls in black velvet, a Beast in a labyrinth and an Earl who holds Court in a tube train. It is strangely familiar yet utterly bizarre.
Here is London Below, the city of people who have fallen between the cracks. And for Richard Mayhew, it's just the beginning.
NEIL GAIMAN.
WITH STORIES COME POSSIBILITIES.
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**Includes an introduction to the author's preferred text, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back short story, reading-group discussion questions, an 'Altogether Different Prologue' and an interview with Neil Gaiman**
- Lunghezza stampa448 pagine
- LinguaInglese
- EditoreHeadline
- Data di pubblicazione18 marzo 2021
- Dimensioni11 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm
- ISBN-10147228335X
- ISBN-13978-1472283351
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'Gaiman has a rich imagination...and an ability to tackle large themes' ― Philip Pullman
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Neil Gaiman is the No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer of books, graphic novels, short stories, film and television for all ages, and is known for creating extraordinary worlds beyond imagination. He has been awarded numerous literary honours and many of his books have been made into films and adapted for TV and radio. In recent years, Neil wrote and was the showrunner for a critically acclaimed television adaptation of Good Omens, the seminal novel he co-authored with the late Sir Terry Pratchett. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself.
In 2017, Neil became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. He received a Doctor of Letters from the University of St Andrews, is a Professor in the Arts at Bard College and is a Royal Society of Literature fellow. Born in the UK, Neil now mostly lives in America, and travels all around the world every year appearing at festivals, events and conventions.
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- Editore : Headline; 1° edizione (18 marzo 2021)
- Lingua : Inglese
- Copertina flessibile : 448 pagine
- ISBN-10 : 147228335X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1472283351
- Peso articolo : 240 g
- Dimensioni : 11 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm
- Posizione nella classifica Bestseller di Amazon: n. 310 in Letteratura inglese e irlandese contemporanea
- n. 596 in Saghe mitologiche
- n. 1,174 in Narrativa provinciale e rurale
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Al momento, si è verificato un problema durante il filtraggio delle recensioni. Riprova più tardi.
Ricorda un po' una fiaba, 'Neverwhere', con una serie di personaggi strani ( nobili, angeli, uomini in grado di parlare con i topi, sicari, vagabondi, cacciatrici e quant'altro), tutti abitanti degli oscuri sotterranei della grande metropoli britannica (Londra Sopra). E poi c'è l'Eroe, un timido e impacciato giovane londinese, che suo malgrado si trova invischiato in una pericolosa quest.
E' vero, l'archetipo dell'eroe che intraprende un viaggio alla ricerca di un artefatto magico non è cosa nuova, in letteratura, ma credo che Gaiman lo usi solo per costruire attorno a Richard tutto quello che vive, si agita e brulica nella Londra Sotto, in cui gli emarginati della Londra di sopra scivolano e si perdono. Un pretesto insomma.
Naturalmente non si tratta di un romanzo privo di difetti (alcuni anche gravi, a mio parere): la trama risulta prevedibile, non tutti i personaggi sono caratterizzati a dovere, di molte situazioni non si capisce il perché, nulla ci viene spiegato riguardo alle baronie e ai feudi, molte azioni dei personaggi principali rimangono lì, senza che ci sia chiaro perché essi si comportano in questa maniera, il finale è abbastanza scontato etc'
Ma in 'Neverwhere' ci sono anche il Marquis de Carabas. E Mr. Croup e Mr. Vandemar.
Ecco, leggete 'Neverwhere' per Mr. Croup e Mr. Vandemar. E' il miglior consiglio che posso darvi.
Per tutti coloro che cercano una storia fuori dall'ordinario.
'Richard wrote a diary entry in his head.
Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense). Then I found an injured girl bleeding on the pavement, and I tried to be a Good Samaritan. Now I've got no fiancée, no home, no job, and I'm walking around a couple of hundred feet under the streets of London with the projected life expectancy of a suicidal fruitfly.'
Mi è sempre piaciuto Neil Gaiman e devo dire che, dopo aver finito questo libro, lo amo ancora di più.
I personaggi sono fantastici, ci si affeziona persino ai due più crudeli, persino ai più fragili.
Un'avventura che fa venir voglia di scoprire se c'è davvero, o no, un "Underworld" sotto la nostra città.
Even if my english is not so well, i read the book without taking a breathe. The plot is intriguing, surprising, delirant, magic, wonderful.
I Always liked Gaiman, and after this book, now I love him.
Characters are Amazing, you will love also the most violent two of them, even the most fragile.
This is an adventure that makes you wish if there is an underworld even in our city.
Personally, I found it to be the best "urban fantasy" around, despite (or because) the protagonist doesn't really go around fighting magical things around each corner as a pastime activity.
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I loved the prose of Neverwhere, it read almost like it was meant for children when it’s so clearly not. There’s this whimsy to it, alongside Gaiman’s love of a metaphor and simile, which made the whole style just as magical as London Below. Speaking of, I loved the characters that populated this secret place. Gaiman was able to weave in a complex mystery and twists and turns into something that should have been an otherwise very straight forward plot: find out why/who is after Door and killed her family, and get Richard back to London Above. Gaimain, in this particular book anyway, is able to make you love and care for a character so, so deeply and then cut you to the core by taking them away all in one chapter. He’s also able to play with your mind about what is truly reality for Richard, and who should our main characters trust in a way that really added to the twists at the end. It was masterfully done!
I will say that I read A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab before reading Neverwhere, and after reading Gaiman’s book, it’s really easy to see where Schwab got a lot of inspiration for that series: everything from the different types of Londons that only one person really seems to be able to move between, and even a certain magical coat. I’m not mad about this at all! It’s clear that Schwab idolizes Gaiman, and her writing is an homage to that without being a rip off. Its just something to keep in mind if you read this and things start sounding… familiar.
All in all, this was a perfectly satisfying read—from just holding the book, to the perfect illustrations, the magical whimsy of the writing, and the cast of incredible characters that inhabit London Below. The story is dark, but with moments of tenderness and humor so I never felt bogged down to the point where I could no longer appreciate the imagery. Gaiman’s fantasy is always a reflection of reality with fantastic elements, so the ugly parts of our world are still present, but made magic so when you read you don’t necessarily feel preached to. But I can definitely understand why this style may not be for everyone—Gaiman doesn’t describe anything in a straightforward manner, instead almost tricking the reader into visualizing these delightful things. Which I loved, personally! This book was quirky and deep, fantastic and the kind of realistic urban fantasy I didn’t know I was missing until now, which is why this gets an easy 5 stars from me!