American Gods: A NovelHarper Collins, 19.06.2001 - 480 Seiten The storm was coming.... Shadow spent three years in prison, keeping his head down, doing his time. All he wanted was to get back to the loving arms of his wife and to stay out of trouble for the rest of his life. But days before his scheduled release, he learns that his wife has been killed in an accident, and his world becomes a colder place. On the plane ride home to the funeral, Shadow meets a grizzled man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A self-styled grifter and rogue, Wednesday offers Shadow a job. And Shadow, a man with nothing to lose, accepts. But working for the enigmatic Wednesday is not without its price, and Shadow soon learns that his role in Wednesday's schemes will be far more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. Entangled in a world of secrets, he embarks on a wild road trip and encounters, among others, the murderous Czernobog, the impish Mr. Nancy, and the beautiful Easter -- all of whom seem to know more about Shadow than he himself does. Shadow will learn that the past does not die, that everyone, including his late wife, had secrets, and that the stakes are higher than anyone could have imagined. All around them a storm of epic proportions threatens to break. Soon Shadow and Wednesday will be swept up into a conflict as old as humanity itself. For beneath the placid surface of everyday life a war is being fought -- and the prize is the very soul of America. As unsettling as it is exhilarating, American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Magnificently told, this work of literary magic will haunt the reader far beyond the final page. |
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... hurt his hand . He was thinking about the first time he had ever seen Laura . He hadn't even known her name then . She was Audrey Burton's friend . He had been sitting with Robbie in a booth at Chi - Chi's when Laura had walked in a ...
... hurt people who need to be hurt . In the unlikely event of my death , you will hold my vigil . And in return I shall make sure that your needs are adequately taken care of . " " He's hustling you , ” said Mad Sweeney , rubbing his ...
... hurt . Well , I'll hurt people if they're trying to hurt you . But I don't hurt people for fun or for profit . I won't go back to prison . Once was enough . ' " You won't have to , " said Wednesday . " No , " said Shadow . " I won't ...
... hurt you , do you think ? " Wednesday turned to Shadow . " I've had enough of this , " he said . " Deal with it . " Shadow got to his feet and looked up into Mad Sweeney's face : how tall was the man ? he wondered . " You're bothering ...
... hurt . He sat up awkwardly , rubbing his eyes . Wednesday was driving . He was humming tunelessly as he drove . He had a paper cup of coffee in the cup holder . They were heading along an interstate highway . The passenger seat was ...
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