Dave McKean





Dave McKean

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in Maidenhead, The United Kingdom
December 29, 1963

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Dave McKean is a world-renowned artist, designer, and film director who has illustrated several books for children, including The Savage by David Almond, and Coraline, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and The Wolves in the Wall, all by Neil Gaiman. Dave McKean lives in England.


Average rating: 4.12 · 292,870 ratings · 18,705 reviews · 101 distinct works · Similar authors
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4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 1,791 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Cages
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 1,135 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions
The Alchemy of Mirrormask
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2005
Pictures That [Tick]
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998
Narcolepsy: Retrospective t...
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
SQUINK: Dessins de Dave McKean
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008
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“She looked out at the other trees, and she realised that her life was one of thousands, any one of which could have been her, she had grown wherever her life had taken her, she had drifted wherever the wind had blown her.”
Dave McKean, Pictures That [Tick]

“Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use you.”
Dave McKean, Pictures That [Tick]

“It's not even been a two-and-two-make five sort of day, it's more like a two-and-two-make...fish”
Dave McKean, Cages

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