# H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life - Hardcover

by **Michel Houellebecq** (Author), **Stephen King** (Foreword by)

**Best-selling French novelist Michel Houellebecq pays tribute to the master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft**

Part biographical sketch, part pronouncement on existence and literature, the best-selling French novelist Michel Houellebecq's _H. P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life_, was published in France in 1991 and is the first non-fiction text ever published by the author.  
Here, France's most famous contemporary author praises his prewar American alter ego's style, which 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.

### Author Biography

**Michel Houellebecq** is a French author, poet and filmmaker whose work exposes his humorous yet misanthropic view on humanity. He is known as one of the best and most-loved French novelists.  
**Stephen King** is the best-selling American novelist known for horror hits including _Carrie_, _The Shining_, and _It._

**Number of Pages:** 150

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN

**Publication Date:** September 03, 2019

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