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Amerikanische Götter

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman's contemporary fantasy novel American Gods (2001) follows Shadow Moon, who, upon his release from prison, is hired as a bodyguard by the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday. He soon learns that Wednesday is actually Odin, traveling across the United States to unite forgotten gods of ancient cultures. Their goal: a coming war against the modern gods of technology, the internet, and consumerism. During the odyssey through small towns, roadside attractions, and hidden sacred sites, Shadow is drawn into a struggle over faith, identity, and the power of story, revealing how myths live on in the American landscape.

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begreifen / bəˈɡraɪ̯fən /verb

understand

Er konnte nicht begreifen, warum sie zurückgekommen war.

He could not understand why she had come back.

verstehenrealisieren

die Entlassung / diː ɛntˈlaːsʊŋ /noun

dismissal

Schatten Entlassung und Tragödie.

Shadows dismissal and tragedy.

allgegenwärtig / ˈalɡeːnˌvɛrtɪç /adjective

omnipresent

Der Gott des Geldes, unsichtbar, aber allgegenwärtig.

The god of money, invisible, but omnipresent.

hielten / ˈhiːltən /verb

held

Viele lebten nun im Verborgenen und hielten sich an dem Rest ihrer Macht fest.

Many now lived in secret and held onto the remnants of their power.

trat / ˈtrat /verb

stepped

Er trat in eine Welt.

He stepped into a world.

die Verehrung / diː fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːrʊŋ /noun

veneration

Sie hatten einst Macht, Verehrung und Anhänger gehabt.

They once had power, veneration, and followers.

Verborgenes / fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənəs /noun

hidden

in ihren Augen blitzte etwas Verborgenes

something hidden flashed in their eyes

Geheimnis

verschwinde / fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndət /verb

disappear

Macht verschwinde nicht.

Power does not disappear.

verbergen

wirkte / ˈvɪrktə /verb

seemed

etwas in der Stimme des Mannes wirkte mächtig.

something in the man's voice seemed powerful.

scheinenerscheinen

willigte / ˈvɪlɪɡtə /verb

agreed

Und Shadow, der nichts mehr hatte, willigte ein.

And Shadow, who had nothing left, agreed.

der Fluch / deːɐ̯ fluːx /noun

curse

Lauras Rückkehr war weder nur ein Wunder noch nur ein Fluch.

Laura's return was neither just a miracle nor just a curse.

der Ruhm / deːɐ̯ ˈʁuːm /noun

fame

Geschwindigkeit, Ruhm, Kontrolle.

Speed, fame, control.

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