Neil Richard Gaiman (born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. Gaiman's writing has won numerous awards, including Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker, as well as the 2009 Newbery Medal and 2010 Carnegie Medal in Literature. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work.

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尼尔·理查德·盖曼（Neil Richard Gaiman，1960年11月10日-）是一位英国作家，作品包括短篇小说、小说、漫画书、图画小说、有声戏剧和电影。他的著名作品包括漫画系列《睡魔》和小说《星尘》、《美国众神》、《珊瑚》和《墓地之书》。盖曼的作品赢得了无数奖项，包括雨果奖、星云奖和布拉姆斯托克奖，以及 2009 年纽伯里奖章和 2010 年卡内基文学奖。他是第一位因同一作品同时获得纽伯里奖和卡内基奖的作者。