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

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.
'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

About the author

Mark Dery is a cultural critic. He coined the term 'Afrofuturism,' popularised the concept of 'culture jamming,' taught at Yale and NYU, and has published widely on pop culture, the media, and on the mythologies (and pathologies) of American life. His books include Flame Wars, a seminal anthology of writings on digital culture; Escape Velocity: Cyberculture at the end of the century, The Pyrotechnic Insanitarium: American Culture on the Brink, and the essay collection, I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts: Drive-by Essays on American Dread, American Dreams. Like Gorey, his mission in life is 'to make everybody as uneasy as possible.'

Summary

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. ’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Product details

• Authors: Mark Dery, Dery Mark
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780008329846
• ISBN: 978-0-00-832984-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Illustration, New York, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, ART / Individual Artists / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: arts and entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+, New York (state)