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Coraline () is a 2002 British fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.

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Author
Neil Gaiman
First published
2001
Editions
94
Subjects
Fantasy, Paranormal fiction, Juvenile fiction, Graphic novels, Children's literature, Fiction, Hugo Award Winner, Supernatural

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Key facts

Book.name
Coraline
Book.image
Coraline.jpg
Book.caption
Front cover by Dave McKean
Book.author
Neil Gaiman
Book.illustrator
Dave McKean
Book.cover_artist
Dave McKean
Book.country
United Kingdom
Book.language
English
Book.genre
Dark fantasy
Book.publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)HarperCollins (US)
Book.release_date
2 July 2002
Book.media_type
Print, e-book, audiobook
Book.pages
210
Book.dewey
813
Book.isbn
0-06-113937-8
Book.oclc
71822484
Book.congress
PZ7.G1273 Co 2002

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Internet Archive

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Emma Coraline Gilletti

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Plot
  • Characters
  • Allusions
  • Adaptations
  • Graphic novel
  • Film
  • Theatre
  • 2009 musical
  • 2018 opera
  • 2025 musical
  • Video games
  • Parodies
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Coraline () is a 2002 British fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novella, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.

==Plot== A young girl named Coraline Jones and her parents move into an old house that has been divided into flats. The other tenants include former actresses, April Spink and Miriam Forcible, and Mr. Bobo (commonly referred as the "Crazy Old Man Upstairs"), who claims to be training a mouse circus. The flat beside Coraline's, which lies behind a big brown door, remains empty.

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