American Gods

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contemporary fantasy novel fantasy novel mythological fiction novel

American Gods is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends mythology, Americana, and modern folklore in a story about old gods battling new ones in present-day America.

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Label	Occurrences
American Gods canonical	18
American Gods (TV series)	11
American Gods universe	2
American Gods season 1	1
novel American Gods (2001)	1
television series American Gods	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary fantasy novel ⓘ fantasy novel ⓘ mythological fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ
adaptationFormat	comic book series ⓘ television series ⓘ
adaptedBy	Starz Entertainment ⓘ surface form: Starz (television network)
author	Neil Gaiman ⓘ
awardReceived	Bram Stoker Award ⓘ surface form: Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ Locus Award ⓘ surface form: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Nebula Award ⓘ surface form: Nebula Award for Best Novel
character	Czernobog ⓘ Laura Moon ⓘ Mad Sweeney ⓘ Mr. Nancy ⓘ Mr. Wednesday ⓘ Mr. World ⓘ Technical Boy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	2001 ⓘ
genre	contemporary fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ mythology-inspired fiction ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ
hasAdaptation	American Gods self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American Gods (TV series)
hasEdition	10th anniversary edition ⓘ author's preferred text edition ⓘ
influencedBy	American folklore ⓘ Norse mythology ⓘ various world mythologies ⓘ
isbn	9780380973651 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Shadow Moon ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
narrativeFocus	conflict between old gods and new gods ⓘ
notableFor	blending mythology with Americana ⓘ depiction of old gods versus new gods in modern America ⓘ
partOf	Neil Gaiman ⓘ surface form: Neil Gaiman bibliography
protagonist	Shadow Moon ⓘ
publicationDate	2001 ⓘ
publisher	Headline ⓘ William Morrow and Company ⓘ surface form: William Morrow
setting	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States contemporary America ⓘ
theme	American cultural landscape ⓘ belief and faith ⓘ immigration and cultural identity ⓘ mythology in modern society ⓘ

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