The Storytelling of Gaiman

   I just read an interesting article in the periodical Journal of the Fantastic Arts, which was written by Sandor Klapcsik, called "The Double-Edged Nature of Neil Gaiman's Ironical Perspectives and Liminal Fantasies". In this article, the author claims that Neil Gaiman's short stories were heavily influenced by post-modernism. His short stories have had narratives where the perspectives were doubled, or even multiplied. His stories strip down the normal process of storytelling, and reinforces the idea that language, and the way we live defines what reality is. The article then describes the forms of the genre fantasy, and how perspectives are used, and how they compare to Gaiman's writing. All in all, I really enjoyed the article because the author demonstrates how other authors, or analysts of literature feel about Gaiman's writing, which brings a sense of credibility to her essay. I have given thought to Gaiman's narrative style, but didn't put together that he was influenced by post-modernism, but now I'll pay closer attention to his narrations, when I re-read his novels.