What would Mr. Gorey make of his status as an All Hallows’ Eve grand ghoul were he alive to see it? “That would have given Gorey himself the fantods,” said Mark Dery, using one of the antiquated words the artist loved to collect and trot out in his books. Gorey is deep.”Image The cover of “Born to Be Posthumous,” by Mark Dery. Credit Hachette Book GroupA cultural critic and author, Mr. Dery has written a new biography, “Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey” (Little, Brown). He spent seven years on the project, time he needed to wrap his head around “the panoramic sweep” of his subject’s mind.

Source: New York Times October 30, 2018 19:41 UTC