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    Anansi or Ananse (/əˈnɑːnsi/ ə-NAHN-see; literally translates to spider) is an Akan folktale character associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and...
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  • Anansi Boys is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy"—an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi—dies,...
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  • Anansi the Spider may refer to: Anansi, a trickster in the folk tales of the Ashanti people of Ghana Anansi (Static Shock), a hero in the cartoon series...
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  • House of Anansi Press is a Canadian publishing company, founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and Dave Godfrey. The company specializes in finding and...
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  • Anansi Boys is an upcoming British fantasy miniseries created by Neil Gaiman based on Gaiman's novel of the same name, which follows the two sons of the...
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  • Anansi is a genus of African pirate spiders first described by L. R. Benavides, G. Giribet & Gustavo Hormiga in 2017. It is named after Anansi, a trickster...
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    trickster Anansi, gathered from Jamaicans of African descent. Jamaica Anansi Stories (entire text) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamaica Anansi Stories...
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  • tale, Anansi captured him alongside Onini the python and the Mmoboro hornets, to give to the sky god Nyame in exchange for his stories. Anansi captures...
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  • was Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti, published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston in 1972. It retells an Ashanti folktale explaining how Anansi was...
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    the 7 Up spokesman from 1999 to 2002, and for his role as the African god Anansi on Starz's American Gods. Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1968.[citation...
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  • Static Shock is an American superhero animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static. It premiered on September 23...
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  • The Descent of Anansi is a 1982 science fiction novel by American writers Steven Barnes and Larry Niven. A space station manufactory attempts to become...
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    House of Anansi Press, 1983 Domestic Fuel, Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 1985 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award) Furious, Toronto: House of Anansi Press...
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    Nancy (a corruption of Anansi, also spelt 'Anansee', among other spellings) Arabian mythology: Juha, Sinbad Ashanti folklore: Anansi Australian Aboriginal...
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  • the Global Criminal Underworld - Misha Glenny - Google Books. House of Anansi. ISBN 9780887848650. Retrieved 2013-11-21. "Africa | Bank scam trial opens...
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    recorded in Jamaica, Anansi himself was once similarly trapped with a tar-baby made by the eldest son of Mrs. Anansi, after Anansi pretended to be dead...
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  • Crosbie published a book-length poem titled Liar, available through House of Anansi Press. Liar is a personal work that deals with the end of her seven-year...
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    generally does not interact with humans and many gods who assist humans. Anansi the spider is a folk hero who is prominent in Ashanti folktales where he...
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  • needed] Anansi was a member of the Vodu, deities worshipped by the tribes of Africa. According to Ezekiel Sims and the Ashanti tribe in Ghana, Anansi was...
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    the comic book series The Sandman and the novels Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. He co-created the...
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    (Toronto: Anansi, 1983; translated by Sheila Fischman) Le premier jardin. (Paris: Seuil, 1988.), ISBN 2-02-009974-8 – The First Garden (Toronto: Anansi, 1991;...
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  • invited as a lecturer. The event is co-sponsored by CBC Radio, House of Anansi Press and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The lectures have...
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  • The Librarianist (category House of Anansi Press books)
    Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. It was published on July 4, 2023, by House of Anansi Press and Ecco Press. It follows a retired librarian named Bob Comet and...
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  • House of Anansi Press, 2000 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award) Weeping Willow, Vancouver: Nomados, 2005 The Good Bacteria, Toronto: House of Anansi Press...
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  • "Spider-Man" is the name of several superheroes in the Marvel Universe. The first titular and main protagonist is Peter Parker, created by Stan Lee and...
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    poetry collections. His last work was Selected Poems 1983-2020 (House of Anansi Press) and an album, The Devil's Share. Heighton was born in Toronto, Ontario...
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  • Nancy (main season 2; recurring season 1), the Ghanaian trickster god Anansi. He works as a tailor. Mousa Kraish as the Jinn (main season 2; recurring...
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    November 2017). "Lenny Henry is starring in new Neil Gaiman adaptation Anansi Boys for BBC Radio 4". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 31 March...
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  • often referred to as a mythos. The Anansi tales, which center on the Ashanti of Ghana trickster spider-spirit Anansi, and its variations in the Americas...
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  • Line: Scoop on NCIS: Origins, Chicago P.D., Daryl Dixon, Ghosts, Found, Anansi Boys, Criminal Minds, Chicken Sisters and More!". TVLine. Retrieved October...
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