![]() ![]() ![]() He published many of his works under anagrams and was one of history's most well known asexuals. The artist was furthermore fascinated with ballet, fur coats, tennis shoes and cats, all themes which appear regularly in his work, which he referred to as "literary nonsense".īorn in 1925 in Chicago as the son of a journalist, Gorey hardly had any formal art training. As often with authors of eccentric books, Gorey himself was quite an unusual man too. They look like something out of a late 19th century, early 20th century picture book but have a surreal, ominous, sinister atmosphere about them. Gorey wrote both for children as well as adults, though their macabre tone has made some guardians wonder whether they are really that appropriate for a young audience? Nevertheless, the books have an oddly humorous undertone which quite some children enjoy. ![]() ![]() Edward Gorey was an American author and illustrator of many books which enjoy cult status due to their cerebral and disquieting drawings. ![]()
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