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Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman

ペンネーム: Gerry Musgrave（Used as a pseudonym in journalism in the 1980s）, Richard Grey（Pseudonym used for some articles）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1960-11-10 （Portchester, Hampshire, England）
国籍
British, English
言語
English
宗教
Of Polish-Jewish and other Ashkenazi descent; family has connections to Scientology. Gaiman has said he is not a Scientologist.
居住地歴
East Grinstead, West Sussex, England → Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA → Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA → New Zealand (moved in 2020) → Isle of Skye (holiday home)

経歴

職業
Author, comic book writer, screenwriter, voice actor, blogger
活動期間
1984年〜2025年
所属
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (board member)
所属団体
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
影響を受けた人物
Roger Zelazny, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Alan Moore, Ursula K. Le Guin
影響を与えた人物
Numerous contemporary fantasy and comic authors, Writers in graphic novels and children's/YA fantasy

学歴

Fonthill School
期間: 幼年期
国: England
Attended primary education; school changes due to family circumstances
Ardingly College
期間: 1970–1974
卒業年: 1974
国: England
Boarding school education
Whitgift School
期間: 1974–1977
卒業年: 1977
国: England
Completed secondary education

受賞歴

Shirley Jackson Award
2011
対象作品: Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains
部門: ノヴェレット
主催: The Shirley Jackson Awards
結果: 受賞
Locus Award
2011
対象作品: Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains
部門: 短編/ノヴェレット
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: 受賞
Newbery Medal
2009
対象作品: The Graveyard Book
部門: 児童文学
主催: Association for Library Service to Children (ALA)
結果: 受賞
Carnegie Medal
2010
対象作品: The Graveyard Book
部門: 児童文学
主催: Carnegie Medal (CILIP)
結果: 受賞
Hugo Award
2002
対象作品: American Gods
部門: 長編小説
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: 受賞
Nebula Award
2003
対象作品: American Gods
部門: 長編小説
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: 受賞
Hugo Award (Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form)
2020
対象作品: Good Omens (TV series)
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains

2010年 Short fiction (novelette)

A short story inspired by Scottish folk tradition and Isle of Skye legends; it follows characters drawn to a cave and treasure, exploring pride, betrayal and the nature of truth.

folk taletruth and desireatonement
翻訳
  • Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains (Japanese translation title)

The Sandman

1989年 Comics / Graphic novel series

An influential comic series centered on Dream (Morpheus) and his realm, combining myth, literature and fantasy across multiple volumes and story arcs.

dreams vs. realitymythic reinterpretationidentity
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV series] The Sandman / Various directors (2022)
翻訳
  • The Sandman

Good Omens

1990年 Comic fantasy

A comic novel co-written with Terry Pratchett about the approaching apocalypse, told with humor from the viewpoints of an angel and a demon.

ambiguity of good and evilsatire and humor
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV series] Good Omens / Various directors (2019)
翻訳
  • Good Omens

Stardust

1999年 Fantasy

A fairy-tale influenced fantasy novel with Victorian aesthetics, following a young man's quest for a fallen star.

love and adventurecoming-of-agefairy-tale elements
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Stardust / Matthew Vaughn (2007)
翻訳
  • Stardust

American Gods

2001年 Fantasy / contemporary mythology

An expansive novel where old and new gods, shaped by immigrants' beliefs, clash in contemporary America.

immigration and beliefcultural heritageidentity
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV series] American Gods / Various directors (2017)
翻訳
  • American Gods

Coraline

2002年 Children's dark fantasy

A dark fairy tale about a girl, Coraline, who discovers a sinister alternate world and must rescue herself and her family.

boundary between childhood and adulthoodthe uncannycourage
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (stop-motion)] Coraline / Henry Selick (2009)
翻訳
  • Coraline

The Graveyard Book

2008年 Young adult / children's literature

A coming-of-age story about a boy raised by the dead in a graveyard after his family is murdered; themes include learning, friendship and sacrifice.

coming-of-agefriendshipsacrifice
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film (development)] The Graveyard Book (film project) / 報道ではRon Howardが関与の可能性
翻訳
  • The Graveyard Book

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

2013年 Fantasy fiction

A man returns to his hometown for a funeral and recalls events from forty years earlier; themes include identity and the disconnect between childhood and adulthood.

memory and identityloss of childhood
映像化・舞台化
  • [Stage play (Royal National Theatre)] The Ocean at the End of the Lane (stage adaptation) / 複数
翻訳
  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Japanese title)

Norse Mythology

2017年 Myth retelling

A collection of retellings of Norse myths presented in a modern, accessible voice.

mythic reinterpretationheroic tales
翻訳
  • Norse Mythology

全著作

  • Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett) / Stardust / American Gods / Coraline / The Graveyard Book / The Ocean at the End of the Lane / many others

翻案

  • Stardust (film, 2007)
  • Coraline (film, 2009)
  • Good Omens (TV series, 2019)
  • The Sandman (TV series, 2022)

作家による翻訳

  • English localization/script of Princess Mononoke (localization work)

作品の翻訳

  • American Gods (Japanese translation)
  • Coraline (Japanese translation)

作風・主題

文体
myth- and folk-inspired allegorical storytellingpoetic yet conversational metaphorsinterweaving humor and irony
頻出モチーフ
death and rebirthboundary between dream and realityreferences to myth and folklore

評価・遺産

A writer with significant international influence across comics and prose. He has won major awards in children's literature, novels and graphic novels, and many works have been translated and adapted. In recent years multiple allegations of sexual assault and related lawsuits have been reported and have affected some adaptations and professional relationships.

関連学会

  • Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

大衆文化への影響

  • Appeared as himself on The Simpsons
  • Frequent panels and readings at comic-cons and literary festivals

引用

  • "If you can make yourself aged seven happy, you're really doing well."
    出典: Interview / acceptance remarks (2010年)
  • "With comics I felt like I could do stuff nobody had ever done."
    出典: Interview (1996年)

豆知識

  • First author to win both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals for the same work (The Graveyard Book).
  • Sang in a punk band in his youth.
  • His works have been widely translated and adapted across film, stage and television since the 2000s.
  • From 2024, multiple women publicly accused Gaiman of sexual assault and related lawsuits were filed; some adaptations and contracts were paused or altered. Gaiman denies the allegations.