The Ocean at the End of the Lane
First edition hardcover for the United States | |
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Good and evil, survival, magic |
| Genre | Dark fantasy, surrealism, horror, magical realism |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Publication date | 18 June 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, ebook, audiobook |
| Pages | 178 pp |
| Award | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2014) |
| ISBN | 9780062255655 |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a 2013 novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The work was first published on 18 June 2013 through William Morrow and Company and follows an unnamed man who returns to his hometown for a funeral and remembers events that began forty years earlier. The illustrated edition of the work was published on 5 November 2019, featuring the artwork of Australian fine artist Elise Hurst.
Themes in The Ocean at the End of the Lane include the search for self-identity and the "disconnect between childhood and adulthood".
Among other honours, it was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards.