‘Ascending Peculiarity’: How Gorey Became Gorey
How Gorey became Gorey is the heart of the 21 interviews with assorted writers and critics, dated from 1973 to 1999, the year before his death, collected in ”Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey,” edited by Karen Wilkin, an art critic who also contributes a useful introduction.
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