Le monarque de la vallée

Neil Gaiman is known for blending myth with modern storytelling, but I'm curious what sparked the specific choice of setting for this novella.

The internal conflict felt very personal, and I kept wondering how much of that was drawn from Gaiman's own experiences or purely fictional.

The moderate pace allowed for reflection but also made me wonder if it was a deliberate choice to emphasize the mythic tone or a necessity of the story's structure.