num_pages: 64
description: The Curious Sofa is a classic 1961 book by Edward Gorey, published under the pen name Ogdred Weary (an anagram). The book is a “pornographic illustrated story about furniture” (according to the cover). According to reviews, there is nothing overtly sexual in the illustrations, although innuendos (and strategically deployed urns and tree branches) abound. The New York Times Book Review described it as “Gorey’s naughty, hilarious travesty of lust.” Gorey has stated that he intended to satirize Story of O.
language: English
title: The Curious Sofa
titlecomplete: The Curious Sofa
genres: Short Stories, Art, Humor, Graphic Novels Comics, Gothic, Comics, Picture Books, Horror, Fiction, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 2200
series: Volné sebrané dílo Edwarda Goreye
publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company