Amphigorey by Edward Gorey
A collection of short, whimsically morbid illustrated vignettes and rhymed verses that pair stark black-and-white drawings with deadpan captions; eccentric characters—children, dowagers, animals—navigate absurdly grim situations in fog-bound, Victorian-ish settings, their fates rendered with mordant wit and surreal logic. The work's playful formal language and dark humor turn petty misfortunes and bizarre calamities into miniature moral epigrams, leaving readers both amused and unsettled by its gallows‑humor charm.
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- Published
- 1972
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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