Born to be posthumous : the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey / Mark Dery.
Born to be posthumous : the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey / Mark Dery.
Born to be posthumous : the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey / Mark Dery.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/1766
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 503 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A good mystery -- A suspiciously normal childhood: Chicago, 1925-44 -- Mauve sunsets: Dugway, 1944-46 -- "Terribly intellectual and avant-garde and all that jazz": Harvard, 1946-50 -- Sacred monsters: Cambridge, 1950-53 -- "Like a captive balloon, motionless between sky and earth": New York, 1953 --...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny, deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in countless ways, from Tim Burton's movies to Anna Sui's fashion to Neil Gaiman's Coraline to Lemony Snicket's A Series...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Born to be posthumous : the eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey / Mark Dery.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-426) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/1766
Record Identifier
74VKVBXEW2dg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBXEW2dg
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0316188549 (hardcover)
9780316188548 (hardcover)
DDC
700.92
MMS ID
991024240412102626
