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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... pockets , saw purses put down , unwatched , under chairs . That was when he realized he was no longer in prison . Thirty minutes to wait until boarding . Shadow bought a slice of pizza and burned his lip on the hot cheese . He took his ...
... pocket . The man opened his eyes . There was something strange about his eyes , Shadow thought . One of them was a darker gray than the other . He looked at Shadow . " By the way , " he said , " I was sorry to hear about your wife ...
... pocket , produced a folded newspaper , and handed it to Shadow . “ Page seven , " he said . " Come on back to the bar . You can read it at the table . " " " Shadow pushed open the door , back into the bar . The air was blue with smoke ...
... pocket , tails up . He flicked it up in the air , knocking it against his finger as it left his hand , giving it a wobble as if it were turning , caught it , slapped it down on the back of his hand . " Call , " he said . " Why ? " asked ...
... pocket , and then tapped the pocket to show , unmistakably , that it was empty . " There , " he said . “ That's a coin trick for you . Shadow , who had been watching closely , put his head on one side . " I need to know how you did it ...
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