Coraline
Sign in to saveCoraline () 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
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15 sectionsContents
- 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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2000s horror novels2002 British novels2002 children's books2002 fantasy novelsBloomsbury Publishing booksBram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers winnersBritish children's novelsBritish English-language novelsBritish fantasy novelsBritish Gothic novelsBritish horror novelsBritish novels adapted into comics