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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Book Analysis)

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280801557868EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including destiny and the concept of free will. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 68-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biographies of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Presentation of Good Omens Summary of Good Omens Character study Crowley Aziraphale Adam Young Anathema Device Agnes Nutter Newton Pulsifier Shadwell Madame Tracy War Famine Pollution Death Analysis of Good Omens Good versus evil Self-determination Tone: why is Good Omens so funny? About Good Omens Good Omens follows an eclectic and memorable cast of characters as they grapple with the news that an impending apocalypse is set to wipe out humanity and plunge the universe into a celestial war. What is more, a mistake by a group of Satanic Nuns means that the Antichrist has not been placed with the American Cultural Attaché as planned, but with an unsuspecting middle-class family. This riotously funny, extraordinarily inventive novel was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel when it was first published, and has won over legions of fans around the world. About Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman is one of the most influential fantasy authors of the 21st century. He has published novels, short stories, graphic novels and children’s literature, and has also worked in the film and radio industries. His work has won many top accolades for fantasy literature, including six Hugo awards, and has frequently been adapted for film and television. Terry Pratchett was a novelist who is best known for his Discworld series, a collection of 44 comic-fantasy novels beginning with The Colour of Magic (1983) and ending with The Shepherd’s Crown (which was published posthumously in 2015). He was the best-selling and top-earning UK author throughout the 1990s, and was awarded an OBE in 1998 and a knighthood for services to literature in 2009.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including destiny and the concept of free will. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 68-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biographies of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Presentation of Good Omens Summary of Good Omens Character study Crowley Aziraphale Adam Young Anathema Device Agnes Nutter Newton Pulsifier Shadwell Madame Tracy War Famine Pollution Death Analysis of Good Omens Good versus evil Self-determination Tone: why is Good Omens so funny? About Good Omens Good Omens follows an eclectic and memorable cast of characters as they grapple with the news that an impending apocalypse is set to wipe out humanity and plunge the universe into a celestial war. What is more, a mistake by a group of Satanic Nuns means that the Antichrist has not been placed with the American Cultural Attaché as planned, but with an unsuspecting middle-class family. This riotously funny, extraordinarily inventive novel was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel when it was first published, and has won over legions of fans around the world. About Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman is one of the most influential fantasy authors of the 21st century. He has published novels, short stories, graphic novels and children’s literature, and has also worked in the film and radio industries. His work has won many top accolades for fantasy literature, including six Hugo awards, and has frequently been adapted for film and television. Terry Pratchett was a novelist who is best known for his Discworld series, a collection of 44 comic-fantasy novels beginning with The Colour of Magic (1983) and ending with The Shepherd’s Crown (which was published posthumously in 2015). He was the best-selling and top-earning UK author throughout the 1990s, and was awarded an OBE in 1998 and a knighthood for services to literature in 2009.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including destiny and the concept of free will. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 68-page...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including destiny and the concept of free will. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 68-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biographies of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
  • Presentation of Good Omens
  • Summary of Good Omens
  • Character study
    • Crowley
    • Aziraphale
    • Adam Young
    • Anathema Device
    • Agnes Nutter
    • Newton Pulsifier
    • Shadwell
    • Madame Tracy
    • War
    • Famine
    • Pollution
    • Death
  • Analysis of Good Omens
    • Good versus evil
    • Self-determination
    • Tone: why is Good Omens so funny?

About Good Omens

Good Omens follows an eclectic and memorable cast of characters as they grapple with the news that an impending apocalypse is set to wipe out humanity and plunge the universe into a celestial war. What is more, a mistake by a group of Satanic Nuns means that the Antichrist has not been placed with the American Cultural Attaché as planned, but with an unsuspecting middle-class family.

This riotously funny, extraordinarily inventive novel was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel when it was first published, and has won over legions of fans around the world.

About Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Neil Gaiman is one of the most influential fantasy authors of the 21st century. He has published novels, short stories, graphic novels and children’s literature, and has also worked in the film and radio industries. His work has won many top accolades for fantasy literature, including six Hugo awards, and has frequently been adapted for film and television.

Terry Pratchett was a novelist who is best known for his Discworld series, a collection of 44 comic-fantasy novels beginning with The Colour of Magic (1983) and ending with The Shepherd’s Crown (which was published posthumously in 2015). He was the best-selling and top-earning UK author throughout the 1990s, and was awarded an OBE in 1998 and a knighthood for services to literature in 2009.

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