Gaiman_[1].Neil.-.American.Gods

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1、AmericanGods.aNovel.NeilGaiman***Caveat,andWarningforTravelersThisisaworkoffiction,notaguidebook.WhilethegeographyoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainthistaleisnotentirelyimaginary-manyofthelandmarksinthisbookcanbevisited,pathscanbefollowed,wayscanbemapped-Ihavetakenliberties.Fewer

2、libertiesthanyoumightimagine,butlibertiesnonetheless.Permissionhasneitherbeenaskednorgivenfortheuseofrealplacesinthisstorywhentheyappears,IexpectthattheownersofRockCityortheHouseontheRock,andthehunterswhoownthemotelinthecenterofAmerica,areasperplexedasanyonewouldbetofindthe

3、irpropertiesinhere.Ihaveobscuredthelocationofseveraloftheplacesinthisbook:thetownofLakeside,forexample,andthefarmwiththeashtreeanhoursouthofBlacksburg.Youmaylookforthemifyouwish.Youmightevenfindthem.Furthermore,itgoeswithoutsayingthatallofthepeople,living,dead,andotherwisei

4、nthisstoryarefictionalorusedinafictionalcontext.Onlythegodsarereal.***Forabsentfriends-KathyAckerandRogerZelazny,andallpointsbetween.***Onequestionthathasalwaysintriguedmeiswhathappenstodemonicbeingswhenimmigrantsmovefromtheirhomelands.Irish-Americansrememberthefairies,Norw

5、egian-Americansthenisser,Greek-Americansthevrykólakas,butonlyinrelationtotheeventsrememberedintheoldcountry.WhenonceIaskedwhysuchdemonsarenotseeninAmerica,myinformantsgiggledconfusedlyandsaid"They'rescaredtopasstheocean,it'stoofar,"pointingoutthatChristandtheapostlesneverca

6、metoAmerica.-RichardDorson,"ATheoryforAmericanFolklore,"AmericanFolkloreandtheHistorian(UniversityofChicagoPress,1971)***PartOne:ShadowsChapterOneTheboundariesofourcountry,sir?Whysir,onthenorthweareboundedbytheAuroraBorealis,ontheeastweareboundedbytherisingsun,onthesouthwea

7、reboundedbytheprocessionoftheEquinoxes,andonthewestbytheDayofJudgment.-TheAmericanJoeMiller'sJestBook.Shadowhaddonethreeyearsinprison.Hewasbigenoughandlookeddon't-fuck-with-meenoughthathisbiggestproblemwaskillingtime.Sohekepthimselfinshape,andtaughthimselfcointricks,andthou

8、ghtalotabouthowmuchhelovedhiswife.Thebestthing-inShadow'sopinion,perhapstheonlygoo