Anansi Boys.

GAIMAN, Neil.

Item Number: 142489

New York: William Morrow & Company, 2005.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “Joel on your Birthday. Neil Gaiman 9/30/2005” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Aquan. Author photograph by Kimberly Butler.

In the novel, "Mr. Nancy"—an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi—dies, leaving twin sons, who in turn discover one another's existence after being separated as young children. The novel follows their adventures as they explore their common heritage. Although it is not a sequel to Gaiman's previous novel American Gods, the character of Mr. Nancy appears in both books.