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

512 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art biography informative reflective slow-paced
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 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 EventsFrom The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wi...

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informative 100%
inspiring 38%
reflective 38%
dark 15%
emotional 15%
funny 15%
challenging 7%
mysterious 7%

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medium 35%

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