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Elephant House Or the Home of Edward Gorey Pomegranate Catalog Edward Gorey Kevin McDermott John Updike 0717195201548 Books

As an author, a somewhat eccentric author, I purchased this for the obvious reason: curiosity. I love Edward Gorey's work but it was my curiosity about who the man was, how he lived, that brought me to this book. I was surprised to find so many similarities with my home and relieved when two friends, independently, purchased this book and commented that they find his home a real-world peek inside Gorey's mind and they see the same thing in my home (as opposed to just seeing a weird person's home). This was beautifully photographed and the author of this one paid exceptional attention to detail. If you loved Gorey, you will enjoy this insight into the man that was, through the home he adored. Good luck.


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Elephant House Or the Home of Edward Gorey Pomegranate Catalog Edward Gorey Kevin McDermott John Updike 0717195201548 Books Reviews

That's really all I can say. I have been waiting for this book for a long time, and it was the most incredible thing. Amazing photos. Read up on Gorey first, though. The details are some much better when you get the little visual jokes Gorey set up in his day-to-day life.
This is a beautiful book of photographs and text that allows the reader an intriguing view of the home in which Edward Gorey lived and the collections of curious objects, books, and cats he filled it with.

The photographs are large and beautiful - haunting even - and there are lots of them. There is just the right amount of text to cast some light on the man behind the house and his elusive character - anecdotes about his life, his work, his friends and the things that inspired him.

If you are fan of Edward Gorey, or of eclectic interior decorating and design, and displaying collections of antiques, this book will be a treasure in your library.
As soon as my friend received this book he called to say how thrilled he was and that he had never heard of Edward Gorey and yet felt a kinship with his collections and his persona. It was a hit! Wonderful book and a very interesting man with great talent.
I fell for Edward Gorey's work a thousand years ago, at the age of sixteen, and have never fallen out of love with it. A friend of mine, who visited "Elephant House", now a museum, told me about this book. He told me that the only downside to the book is that it only encouraged his obsessive collecting instincts, (as such instincts are validated in the arguably eccentric person of Mr. Gorey). Through the text and images in this book, I learned things about Gorey that only made me love him more. My favorite bit in the book was the recalling of an interview piece for "Vanity Fair", in which the interviewer asked Gorey what or who was the great love of his life, to which Gorey replied, "Cats." Now, this truly is a man the world will miss.
I must congratulate the author/photographer, especially, for the final image, and his comments about it. It still brings tears to my eyes. I would recommend this book to anyone who understands Edward Gorey's special talent.
I purchased this fascinating, well-photographed book for a friend's birthday who was thrilled to see the home of Gorey in detail.
I wanted to keep it for myself.
This is a most intimate book photographed by a talented photographer whose work is exceptional. Keep an eye open for future works by Kevin McDermott.
Best house ever. If only the book had been longer. I toured the home and it is amazing.
After wanting this book for along time and being a somewhat hard core Edward Gorey fan, I finally ordered and received this book. I sat with it and experienced an intimate glimpse into his private world and found myself feeling and learning so much about this man and our times. I seriously laughed and cried and everything in between by the time I finished my first page-though. The rich content of the images took me on a journey through his home and collections that touched many familiar and unfamiliar bases. I not only gained insight into the man, but into a window in time in the art and collecting world that was very familiar to me as a baby-boomer aged art/literature/theater type. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is the least bit interested in Edward Gorey and the late 20th century arts milieu. I was/am profoundly moved by this book and know that I will revisit it often.
As an author, a somewhat eccentric author, I purchased this for the obvious reason curiosity. I love Edward Gorey's work but it was my curiosity about who the man was, how he lived, that brought me to this book. I was surprised to find so many similarities with my home and relieved when two friends, independently, purchased this book and commented that they find his home a real-world peek inside Gorey's mind and they see the same thing in my home (as opposed to just seeing a weird person's home). This was beautifully photographed and the author of this one paid exceptional attention to detail. If you loved Gorey, you will enjoy this insight into the man that was, through the home he adored. Good luck.