H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life

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The award-winning French novelist pays tribute to a literary hero in this critical biography of the master of horror—with a foreword by Stephen King.
Best known for his acclaimed novels, such as the Prix Goncourt-winning The Map and the Territory, Michael Houellebecq devotes his single work of nonfiction to the pioneering author of horror and weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft. In a volume that is part biographical sketch and part pronouncement on existence and literature, France’s most famous contemporary author praises his prewar American alter ego, whose style couldn’t be less like his own.
With a foreword by Lovecraft admirer Stephen King, this eloquently translated edition is an insightful introduction to both Lovecraft’s dark mythology and Houellebecq’s deadpan prose.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085WDJ6CF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cernunnos
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 12, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.3 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683359746
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #59,617 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #2 in 20th Century Literary Criticism (Kindle Store) #4 in Horror & Supernatural Literary Criticism (Kindle Store) #9 in French Literary Criticism (Books)
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