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Anansi Boys

Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy" — an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi — dies, leaving two sons, who in turn discover each other. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage. Although it is not a sequel to Gaiman's previous novel American Gods, the character of Mr. Nancy appears in both books.

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“… the beast made the noise of a cat being shampooed, a lonely wail of horror and outrage, of shame and defeat.”

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Source: Anansi Boys (2005), Ch. 13

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“There was reality and there was reality; and some things were more real than others.”

Neil Gaiman book Anansi Boys

Source: Anansi Boys (2005), Ch. 9

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“It was England in the autumn; the sun was, by definition, something that only happened when it wasn't cloudy or raining.”

Neil Gaiman book Anansi Boys

Source: Anansi Boys (2005), Ch. 9

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“"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.”

Neil Gaiman book Anansi Boys

Source: Anansi Boys (2005), Ch. 12

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