The Willowdale Handcar - or the Return of the Black Doll

In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously on a bluff.
At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and amusingly absurd, The Willowdale Handcar is vintage Edward Gorey.

About the author

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.

Summary

In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously on a bluff.

At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and amusingly absurd, The Willowdale Handcar is vintage Edward Gorey.

Additional text

PRAISE FOR EDWARD GOREY
"Dark masterpieces of surreal morality . . . beautifully depicted."-Vanity Fair

"A master of a genre of graphic storytelling [and] a brilliant draftsman."-The New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Edward Gorey
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2003
• EAN: 9780151010356
• ISBN: 978-0-15-101035-6
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 152 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 163 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / Biography & Memoir *, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Media Tie-In, ART: Individual Artists / General, ART: Techniques / Cartooning, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Fantasy, ART: Individual Artists / Monographs, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, ART: Techniques / Pen & Ink Drawing, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / History, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Reference, Guides & Companions