Review of Contemporary Fiction, October 1st, 2005
Michel Houellebecq. H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life. Trans. Dorna Khazeni. Intro. Stephen King. Believer Books, 2005. 150 pp. Paper: $18.00. Any essayist who attempts to explicate and illuminate a writer like H. P. Lovecraft must address the defects peculiar to this kind of creator. Lovecraft was definitely a homegrown talent-both a product of his times and existing outside of Time. He engaged in purple prose often redeemed by awe-inspiring breadth and depth of vision. He eschewed female and nonCaucasian characters, but this is of less consequence than the fact that he also d...
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