But Gorky, heralded as the father of abstract expressionism, is no Rothko aiming for the tragic sublime; nor is his art a chronicle of death foretold. (theguardian.com)
Bloom claims that he once saw his own death foretold by looking into a witch's magic eye, that he worked for a circus whose ringmaster was a werewolf, and that he confronted and befriended a terrifying giant. (chicagoreader.com)