Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (English) Paperback Book

Description: Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff Now an HBO(R) series from J.J. Abrams (executive producer of Westworld), Misha Green (creator of Underground), and Jordan Peele (director of Get Out and Us), this brilliant and imaginative novel by critically acclaimed author Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of Jim Crow America, melding historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror.Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George--publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide--and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite--heir to the estate that owned one of Atticuss ancestors--they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two black families, Lovecraft Country is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism--the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Matt Ruff is the author of Lovecraft Country and its sequel, The Destroyer of Worlds, as well as 88 Names, Bad Monkeys, The Mirage, Set This House in Order, Fool on the Hill, and Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Review "At every turn, Ruff has great fun pitting mid-20th-century horror and sci-fi cliches against the banal and ever-present bigotry of the era. And at every turn, it is the bigotry that hums with the greater evil." -- New York Times Book Review"Nonstop adventure that includes time-shifting, shape-shifting, and Lovecraft-like horrors ... Ruff, a cult favorite for his mind-bending fiction, vividly portrays racism as a horror worse than anything conceived by Lovecraft in this provocative, chimerical novel" -- Booklist (starred review)"Another only Matt Ruff could do this production. Lovecraft Country takes the unlikeliest of premises and spins it into a funny, fast, exciting and affecting read." -- Neal Stephenson, New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves and Anathem"Lovecraft Country is bound to appeal to any reader who wants to delve into the strangeness of our lands racial legacy." -- Seattle Times"Lovecraft Country rubs the pervasive, eldritch dread of Lovecrafts universe against the very real, historical dread of Jim Crow America and sparks fly. . . . Ruff renders a very high-concept, imaginary world with such vividness that you cant help but feel its disturbingly real." -- Christopher Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Lamb and A Dirty Job"Genuinely spooky... But the real horror is the reality of life for African-Americans in the Jim Crow era... sparks the imagination while also igniting the readers empathy." -- Library Journal"[The] characters are some of the most fully realized and human Ive ever encountered, neither idealized nor stereotyped. . . . It might be my favorite Matt Ruff novel, and thats saying something." -- Locus"This newer book rewards patience, and nowhere more so than in the passages where it heartbreakingly weaves Hippolyta into the actual events that surrounded Plutos discovery and naming. Once Ruff took me there, I wouldve followed him anywhere in Lovecraft Country." -- Seattle Review of Books"Come for the mix of historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror. Stay for the fun of it." -- Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN0063412950 Author Matt Ruff Pages 400 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780063412958 Format Paperback Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813/.6 Audience General Publication Date 2024-08-27 US Release Date 2024-08-27 Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins Language English ISBN-10 0063412950 UK Release Date 2024-08-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161425848;

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