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Only the end of the world again

By Neil Gaimam

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“The truth is far simpler: there are things in thedarkness beneath us that wish us harm” 

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The Author

• Born in Portchester, in 1960

• Married and father of three

• Worked as a Journalist efore the !rofessional "rittin#

• No #reat !rolems in life

• Won more than $% a"ards in different cate#oriesfor different "orks

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Style

• &ritics aout the society, reli#ion and the medias

• 'ome interte(tualities

• )eco*er old myths and le#ends

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Smoke and Mirrors

• Pulished in 199+

• t-s a collection os 'hort 'tories and Poems

• .he character Lawrence Talbot a!!ears inanother story

• Pulished in !ortu#uese under the title /umaa

e 2s!elhos3 &ontos e lus4es5

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Only the end of the world again

• ns!ired y Wolf Man and Lonesome October 

• Larry Talbot  e#end and 7tlantis Myth

• 7out de!ersonali8ation of the men• 7lcohol, )eli#ion, &ommon 'ense and Gamlin#

are illusory "ays to reak "ith the reality

• in#uistic Jokes

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 About the Plot

• 7!!ears to e a nonsense story, ut for fullunderstandin# some relations and !rereads arenecessary

• .he !lot is concentrated in one day on arry.alot-s ife

• .he actions are mo*ed on y his search for

ans"ers and a "ay to esca!e of his condition

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 Atmosphere

• &onfusion

• Madness

• :isease• :irty

• nstaility