The art of mystery : the search for questions /

The art of mystery : the search for questions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Casey, Maud, author.
Imprint:	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2018]
Description:	143 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The art of series Art of series.
Subject:	Mystery in literature. Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship. Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship. Mystery in literature.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11398606

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ISBN:	9781555977948 1555977944
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.

Table of Contents:

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.