Coraline

Coraline
Front cover by Dave McKean
AuthorNeil Gaiman
IllustratorDave McKean
Cover artistDave McKean
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror, Dark fantasy, Children's novel
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing (UK)
HarperCollins (US)
Publication date
2 July 2002[1]
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages210
ISBN0-06-113937-8
OCLC71822484
813
LC ClassPZ7.G1273 Co 2002

Coraline (/ˈkɒrəln/)[2] is a 2002 British dark fantasy horror children's novella by British 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,[3] the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel,[4] and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers.[5] The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.[6] It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.

  1. ^ Gaiman, Neil. "Journal: Tuesday, July 02, 2002". neilgaiman.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "The theatrical trailer for Coraline". YouTube. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ^ "The Hugo Awards : 2003 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  4. ^ "The Nebula Awards". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Past Stoker Nominees & Winners". Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  6. ^ "100 Best Books of the 21st Century". TheGuardian.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.