Edward Gorey

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born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

February 22, 1925

died

April 15, 2000

gender

male

genre

Comics & Graphic Novels, Children's Books

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Born in Chicago, Gorey came from a colorful family; his parents, Helen Dunham Garvey and Edward Lee Gorey, divorced in 1936 when he was 11, then remarried in 1952 when he was 27. One of his step-mothers was Corinna Mura, a cabaret singer who had a brief role in the classic film Casablanca. His father was briefly a journalist. Gorey's maternal great-grandmother, Helen St. John Garvey, was a popular 19th century greeting card writer/artist, from whom he claimed to have inherited his talents. He attended a variety of local grade schools and then the Francis W. Parker School. He spent 1944–1946 in the Army at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, and then attended Harvard University from 1946 to 1950, where he studied French and roomed with future poe...more

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Edward Gorey's Books

Average rating: 4.27 · 69,523 ratings · 2,651 reviews · 114 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Gashlycrumb Tinies (The Vinegar Works, #1) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 15,633 ratings — published 1963 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amphigorey 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 10,683 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amphigorey Too 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 2,613 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amphigorey Also 4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 2,591 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doubtful Guest 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 1,846 ratings — published 1957 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Epiplectic Bicycle 4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 1,663 ratings — published 1969 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curious Sofa 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amphigorey Again 4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunted Tea-Cosy 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unstrung Harp 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Edward Gorey

Amphigorey (4 books)
by Edward Gorey
4.389612718144872 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 16,732 ratings

The Vinegar Works (3 books)
by Edward Gorey
4.417261234197021 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 15,978 ratings

Quotes by Edward Gorey

“Books, Cats, Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

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“I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.”
― Edward Gorey

tags: boredom, ennui, life

231 people liked it

“My mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible. I think we should all be as uneasy as possible, because that's what the world is like.”
― Edward Gorey, Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey

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