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a child and a teenager, Gaiman grew up reading the works of C.S. Lewis,
J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton. He later became a fan of science fiction,
reading the works of authors as diverse as Samuel R. Delany, Roger Zelazny,
Harlan Ellison and especially Gene Wolfe. Gaiman also read and enjoyed
the works of Thorne Smith, to whose zany supernatural wit he attributes
partial inspiration for Anansi Boys.
His father, David Gaiman, is a prominent Scientologist, and in 1968 a school headmaster refused to admit Neil to a preparatory school unit because of this, creating national headlines.[4]
Although of Jewish origins, he was educated at several Church of England schools, including Ardingly College, West Sussex, an independent boarding school. There, he studied both standard school topics as well as religion classes. This training gave him a wide background in both Jewish and Christian theology/apocrypha, which he incorporates heavily into his works, perhaps most notably in The Sandman..
His father, David Gaiman, is a prominent Scientologist, and in 1968 a school headmaster refused to admit Neil to a preparatory school unit because of this, creating national headlines.[4]
Although of Jewish origins, he was educated at several Church of England schools, including Ardingly College, West Sussex, an independent boarding school. There, he studied both standard school topics as well as religion classes. This training gave him a wide background in both Jewish and Christian theology/apocrypha, which he incorporates heavily into his works, perhaps most notably in The Sandman..
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