The art of mystery : the search for questions / Maud Casey.

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  • Author(s): Casey, Maud, author
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018]
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Physical Description:
    143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
  • Series:
    The art of series
    Art of series
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
  • Availability: 3 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "The idea of mystery in fiction is a subject as elusive as 'a whispered invitation, a siren song, a flickering light in the distance.' Maud Casey reaches beyond the usual tool kit of fictional elements in pursuit of the ethereal and uncanny to ask: Where does mystery reside in a work of fiction? From Shirley Jackson to Paul Yoon, from spirit photography to the radical nature of empathy. Casey looks at how mystery is created and, in space of uncertainty and unknowing, searches for questions rather than answers"--Provided by publisher.
    • Content Notes:
      The Land of Un -- Unknowing, or The construction of innocence -- Mystery in character: a secret life with a secret -- Mystery in character (continued): The uses of discomfort -- The mystery in imagery -- Looking out, looking in -- Hauntings -- Living in the Land of Un.
    • Notes:
      1 3 22
    • ISBN:
      9781555977948
      1555977944
    • Accession Number:
      2017937995
    • Accession Number:
      1015971571
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1037909