The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Neil Gaiman
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
Literary essays
ISBN/Barcode 9781472208026
ClassificationsDewey:808.84
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publication Date 11 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett and Lou Reed, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. 'Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation' Welcome to the conversation. Neil Gaiman fled the land of journalism to find truths through storytelling and sanctuary in not needing to get all the facts right. Of course, the real world continued to make up its own stories around him, and he has responded over the years with a wealth of ideas and introductions, dreams and speeches. Here 'we can meet the writer full on' (Stephen Fry) as he opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and makes room for us to join the conversation too.

Author Biography

Neil Gaiman is the author of over thirty acclaimed books and graphic novels for adults and children, including AMERICAN GODS, CORALINE, THE GRAVEYARD BOOK and his most recent bestselling novel, THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE which was highly acclaimed and won several awards, including being voted Book of the Year in the National Book Awards 2013. Neil Gaiman's work has been adapted for film, television and radio. He has written scripts for Doctor Who, collaborated with authors and illustrators including Terry Pratchett, Dave McKean and Chris Riddell, and THE SANDMAN is established as one of the classic graphic novels. As George R R Martin says: 'There's no one quite like Neil Gaiman.'

Reviews

If this book came to you during a despairing night, by dawn you would believe in ideas and hope and humans again - Caitlin Moran Gaiman is god in the universe of story and for millions this will be a holy book - Stephen Fry