Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery

Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey

Mark Dery with Adam Sims (Narrator)

14 hours, 48 minutes first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction art biography informative reflective slow-paced

Description

A speculative biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable w...

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funny 18%
challenging 9%
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