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Edward Gorey
AuthorBooks · Second hand1925-2000
Edward St. John Gorey was an American writer, Tony Award-winning costume designer, and artist, noted for his own illustrated books as well as cover art and illustration for books by other writers. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.
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Birth
1925
Death
2000
First book
1957
Years writing
69
Edward Gorey was a prolific American author and illustrator known for his macabre and surreal style.
Beyond writing, Gorey excelled as a costume designer, puppeteer, and theatrical set decorator.
Under the pseudonym Eduard Blutig, he explored the genre of literary nonsense in the style of Lewis Carroll.
His work ranges from tiny matchbox-sized books to complex wordless narratives.
Gorey believed that the best works of art should, in essence, be indescribable.