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The Art of Mystery: The Search for Questions
By Casey, Maud
- ISBN
- 9781555977948 9781555979850
- Publisher
- Graywolf
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Starred Review on January 1, 2018 | Arts and Humanities
Author Casey's (The Man Who Walked Away) contribution to the "Art of" series explores the idea of mystery in fiction, its long-standing bond with Sigmund Freud's notion of the uncanny, and endurance outside the confines of genre. Referencing filmmaker Werner Herzog's 2010 documentray Cave of Forgotten Dreams, the author reminds us that no mystery is deeper than humankind's existence: Who are we? What is the soul? What is art? No matter the t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
