AmphigoreySéries
Cette série présente un mélange unique d'humour noir et de réalisme absurde. Avec des illustrations méticuleuses en noir et blanc accompagnant des récits en vers et en prose, ces œuvres explorent des événements malheureux et des thèmes macabres. Malgré la nature souvent terrible du contenu, une légèreté particulière rend les histoires étrangement attachantes. Chaque volume invite les lecteurs dans un monde où la tragédie est étonnamment amusante, offrant une expérience de lecture distinctement excentrique.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
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Amphigorey Too
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
This follow-up to the darkly humorous Amphigorey is wittier, more macabre, and more wondrous than ever. Master illustrator and iconic gothic storyteller Edward Gorey gives his fans 20 more nonsensically and mind-bending tales that draw fans and unsuspecting newcomers into a world only he can create. Gorey's pen-and-ink drawings spur the imagination and satisfy fans of art and the good storytelling.Contains The Beastly Baby, The Nursery Frieze, The Pious Infant, The Evil Garden, The Inanimate Tragedy, The Gilded Bat, The Iron Tonic, The Osbick Bird, The Chinese Obelisks (bis), The Deranged Cousins, The Eleventh Episode, [The Untitled Book], The Lavender Leotard, The Disrespectful Summons, The Abandoned Sock, The Lost Lions, Story for Sara [by Alphonse Allais], The Salt Herring [by Charles Cros], Leaves from a Mislaid Album, and A Limerick.
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Amphigorey Also
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey's unique talents and humor. "The Glorious Nosebleed," "The Utter Zoo," "The Epiplectic Bicycle," and fourteen other selections.
- 4
Amphigorey Again
- 260pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey.