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Memory, magic and survival
Neil Gaiman in conversation with Claire Armitstead
Anne Chisholm
The Peacock Theatre, 7pm
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Dressed in black and based in the US, Neil Gaiman has, in the past decade, become an author hero among readers of all ages, including the 1.8 million who follow him on Twitter. In prize-winning, best-selling novels including Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods and The Graveyard Book, he combines the everyday and the other-worldly, drawing on sources from English folklore, science fiction, fantasy, horror and fairytales to rock music and the Midrash. An element of enchantment runs through all his work. To mark the publication of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, an unsettling and very personal fable about memory, magic and survival, he is making one public appearance in London. Interviewed by the Guardian's literary editor, Claire Armitstead, he reflects on the boundaries between children's and adult literature; the appeal of working in multiple forms - such as comics, picture books and screenplays; the writers - from Kipling to Edgar Allan Poe - who have most influenced him; and the lure of darkness.
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Waterstones is the official bookseller for this event. There will be an opportunity to buy pre-signed first editions of Neil's new book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, one day before its official global release (one signed copy per ticket holder with signature only).
Venue
The Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HT
The Guardian is media partner for this event.