The Doubtful Guest (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Edward Gorey Rezensionen: Originally published in 1957,The Doubtful Guestserves as a prime example of the beauty, eccentricity, and brilliance of Edward Gorey's work. If the book was read aloud without revealing the accompanying black-and-white drawings, you might guess the tale came from the quirky genius of Dr. Seuss. The rhyming couplets and nonsensical verse (about an even more nonsensical creature) feel familiar, but in Gorey's skilled hands, the experience becomes altogether new. The doubtful guest shows up unannounced and unwelcome, yet its presence is accepted after only a brief interlude of screaming. The staid, pale, Victorian inhabitants of the mansion alternately stare and glare at the doubtful guest as it tears out whole chapters from books, peels the soles of its white canvas shoes, and broods while lying on the floor ("inconveniently close to the drawing-room door"). Strangely, or rather, typically, as thisisa Gorey book, the stymied occupants never ask the guest to leave--and in 17 years it has still "shown no intention of going away." Maintaining a matter-of-fact tone in spite of true oddity is pure, delicious Gorey, and his trademark drawings are not to be missed. The ghostly, stark, and undeniably amusing illustrations makeThe Doubtful Guestan entrancing tale in which reserved, insular lives meet with the unexpected and bizarre.(Ages 5 and older)-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels. © 1998-2001 Amazon.com, Inc. und Tochtergesellschaften Alle Rezensionen ansehen...   Angebote zu  Doubtful ,  Guest ,  Gebundene  ab 1 Euro! Siehe auch folgende Artikel: The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, After the Outing von Edward Gorey The Curious Sofa: A Pornographic Work by Ogdred Weary von Edward Gorey Amphigorey: Fifteen Books: Fifteen Stories von Edward Gorey The Cat with a Really Big Head: And One Other Story That Isn't as Good von Roman Dirge Mehr zu  Artists, A-Z,  Pen & Ink,  Cartooning,  Comic Strips,  United States Home ...,    Verwandte produkte ...,    Begleitseite ... Herausgeber dieser Seite ist DomainLoc.com GmbH - Partner von Amazon.de Copyright © DomainLoc.com GmbH (Impressum)