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Author | Neil Gaiman |
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Illustrator | Dave McKean |
Cover artist | Dave McKean |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror, Dark fantasy, Children's novel |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) HarperCollins (US) |
Publication date | 2 July 2002 [1] |
Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
Pages | 210 |
ISBN | 0-06-113937-8 |
OCLC | 71822484 |
813 | |
LC Class | PZ7.G1273 Co 2002 |
Coraline ( /ˈkɒrəlaɪn/) [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.
Coraline Jones moves into a new apartment with her parents. As a curious and adventurous 11-year-old girl, Coraline quickly becomes bored of her new surroundings even though she has some eccentric neighbors to keep her company.
One rainy day, Coraline becomes interested in a strange door that opens up to a brick wall. The brick wall vanishes the next day and the door leads to a corridor. When Coraline explores it, she finds that on the other side is a parallel universe that is a mirror image of the one she just left behind. She finds an alternate version of her new home, inhabited by versions of her parents who call themselves her "Other Mother" and "Other Father". Her other parents are similar to her parents with one big difference: they have buttons for eyes.
Uncertain of her place and the safety of this new world, Coraline returns through the door. There she finds that her real parents have gone missing. She decides to go back to the parallel universe and look for them. Coraline recalls what bravery means by remembering a story of where her father rescued her from a swarm of wasps. Coraline undertakes several brave adventures in the Other Universe as she battles the evil Other Mother in a game to save herself, her parents, and more. She discovers strength within herself through these adventures. [7]
A graphic novel adaptation by P. Craig Russell, lettered by Todd Klein and colored by Lovern Kindzierski, was published in 2008. [8]
With the help of the animation studio Laika, director Henry Selick released a stop motion film adaptation in 2009 that received much critical acclaim, and moderate box office success. At the 82nd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature but lost to Pixar's Up. Although the 2009 film has several differences, it still manages to hold relatively strong to the original plot of the book. In the film, Coraline is depicted as having short blue hair and freckles. In the movie, there was an added new character named Wyborn "Wybie" Lovat, a boy about Coraline's age who frequently annoyed Coraline at first, but over time, they grow on each other. In the Other World, his copy cannot speak but is an ally to Coraline, and gets punished by the Other Mother when he helps Coraline escape the Other World. At the end of the film, Coraline reaches out to help Wybie tell his grandmother what is behind the little door. The sister of Wybie's grandmother was one of the ghost children lost to the Beldam.
A theatrical adaptation, with music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt and book by David Greenspan, premiered on 6 May 2009, produced by MCC Theater and True Love Productions Off-Broadway at The Lucille Lortel Theatre. [9] Nine-year-old Coraline was played by an adult, Jayne Houdyshell, and the Other Mother was played by David Greenspan. [9]
Another theatrical adaptation, a stage opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage based on the novella, made its world premiere at the Barbican Centre in London on 27 March 2018.
A 2009 video game adaptation, based on the film, was published and developed by D3 Publisher of America. The game was released on 27 January 2009 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Wii platforms and contains features such as playing as Coraline, interacting with other characters, and playing minigames. The game received mostly negative reviews, and little success. [10] [11]
Coraline inspired the "Coralisa" segment of The Simpsons episode " Treehouse of Horror XXVIII", which aired on 22 October 2017. Neil Gaiman provided the voice of the Simpsons' cat, Snowball V. [12]
This article's tone or style may not reflect the
encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (May 2022) |
Author | Neil Gaiman |
---|---|
Illustrator | Dave McKean |
Cover artist | Dave McKean |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Horror, Dark fantasy, Children's novel |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) HarperCollins (US) |
Publication date | 2 July 2002 [1] |
Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
Pages | 210 |
ISBN | 0-06-113937-8 |
OCLC | 71822484 |
813 | |
LC Class | PZ7.G1273 Co 2002 |
Coraline ( /ˈkɒrəlaɪn/) [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.
Coraline Jones moves into a new apartment with her parents. As a curious and adventurous 11-year-old girl, Coraline quickly becomes bored of her new surroundings even though she has some eccentric neighbors to keep her company.
One rainy day, Coraline becomes interested in a strange door that opens up to a brick wall. The brick wall vanishes the next day and the door leads to a corridor. When Coraline explores it, she finds that on the other side is a parallel universe that is a mirror image of the one she just left behind. She finds an alternate version of her new home, inhabited by versions of her parents who call themselves her "Other Mother" and "Other Father". Her other parents are similar to her parents with one big difference: they have buttons for eyes.
Uncertain of her place and the safety of this new world, Coraline returns through the door. There she finds that her real parents have gone missing. She decides to go back to the parallel universe and look for them. Coraline recalls what bravery means by remembering a story of where her father rescued her from a swarm of wasps. Coraline undertakes several brave adventures in the Other Universe as she battles the evil Other Mother in a game to save herself, her parents, and more. She discovers strength within herself through these adventures. [7]
A graphic novel adaptation by P. Craig Russell, lettered by Todd Klein and colored by Lovern Kindzierski, was published in 2008. [8]
With the help of the animation studio Laika, director Henry Selick released a stop motion film adaptation in 2009 that received much critical acclaim, and moderate box office success. At the 82nd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature but lost to Pixar's Up. Although the 2009 film has several differences, it still manages to hold relatively strong to the original plot of the book. In the film, Coraline is depicted as having short blue hair and freckles. In the movie, there was an added new character named Wyborn "Wybie" Lovat, a boy about Coraline's age who frequently annoyed Coraline at first, but over time, they grow on each other. In the Other World, his copy cannot speak but is an ally to Coraline, and gets punished by the Other Mother when he helps Coraline escape the Other World. At the end of the film, Coraline reaches out to help Wybie tell his grandmother what is behind the little door. The sister of Wybie's grandmother was one of the ghost children lost to the Beldam.
A theatrical adaptation, with music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt and book by David Greenspan, premiered on 6 May 2009, produced by MCC Theater and True Love Productions Off-Broadway at The Lucille Lortel Theatre. [9] Nine-year-old Coraline was played by an adult, Jayne Houdyshell, and the Other Mother was played by David Greenspan. [9]
Another theatrical adaptation, a stage opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage based on the novella, made its world premiere at the Barbican Centre in London on 27 March 2018.
A 2009 video game adaptation, based on the film, was published and developed by D3 Publisher of America. The game was released on 27 January 2009 for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Wii platforms and contains features such as playing as Coraline, interacting with other characters, and playing minigames. The game received mostly negative reviews, and little success. [10] [11]
Coraline inspired the "Coralisa" segment of The Simpsons episode " Treehouse of Horror XXVIII", which aired on 22 October 2017. Neil Gaiman provided the voice of the Simpsons' cat, Snowball V. [12]