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American Gods

2001 novel by Neil Gaiman
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Summary

American Gods is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,089 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Neil Gaiman[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[5], Bram Stoker Award for Novel[6], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[7], Bob Morane award for best foreign novel[8], Nebula Award for Best Novel[9]
  • Genre: fantasy[10]
  • Followed by: Anansi Boys[11]
  • Part of the series: American Gods[12]
  • Language of work or name: English[13]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[14]
  • Inception: 2001[15]
  • Publication date: July 2001[16]
  • Has edition or translation: American Gods[17], The Annotated American Gods[18], Q122040214[19]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[20], Wisconsin[21]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/29/books/books-in-brief-fiction-poetry-319619.html[22]
  • Nominated for: BSFA Award for Best Novel[23], World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[24], Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[25], August Derleth Award[26], Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature[27]
  • Title: American Gods[28]
  • First line: Shadow had done three years in prison.[29]
  • Derivative work: American Gods[30]
  • Form of creative work: novel[31]

Why It Matters

American Gods has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did American Gods receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[5], Bram Stoker Award for Novel[6], and NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[7].

Related Entities

literary work Neil Gaiman United Kingdom Wisconsin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . bramstokerawards.horror.org. bramstokerawards.horror.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . bobmorane.noosfere.org. Retrieved . bobmorane.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Jcubic · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shadow had done three years in priso
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'id', '
    Sitelink count → 33
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ First line: Shadow had done three years in prison."
  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → American Gods, American Gods, American Gods +4
    Followed by → Anansi Boys
    Author → Neil Gaiman
    Nominated for → BSFA Award for Best Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel +2
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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