Gaiman is indeed an interesting character. He is British, and I would place his politics as labor, well left of the "decents" but no trot or socialist. He is brilliantly funny, one of the great wits of our time, though (as is common with wits) brilliant at horror too. I would say Saki is not a bad comparison, though of course Saki was a far right winger and I'm pretty sure an anti-Semite (based on internal evidence from some of his stories). Also Gaiman has much more empathy for other people than Saki showed. As I mentally went over Gaiman's ovure in my mind trying to decide what to recommend, The Sandman series is still available in "Graphic Novel" format which compiles a bunch of single issues into a large volume. Even though Gaiman has written countless novels and short stories since (not to mention childrens books with plenty for adults), I still think "A Game of You" makes a really good introduction to Gaiman if you have not previously encountered him.
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