{"product_id":"h-p-lovecraft-michel-houellebecq-9782374950846","title":"H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for his acclaimed novels, such as the Prix Goncourt-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Map and the Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Houellebecq\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Lovecraft admirer \u003cb\u003eStephen King\u003c\/b\u003e, this eloquently translated edition is an insightful introduction to both Lovecraft's dark mythology and Houellebecq's deadpan prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michel Houellebecq\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2374950840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782374950846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cernunnos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Michel Houellebecq","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995810463999,"sku":"9782374950846","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a931ffa5-1c0f-4489-834a-af78c6a609ce.jpg?v=1683337981","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/h-p-lovecraft-michel-houellebecq-9782374950846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}