Illustrated softcovers. Finer. 147 pp. with bibliography, index, author's

Illustrated softcovers. Finer. 147 pp. with bibliography, index, author's preface, translator's preface, introduction. Translated from the French. A penetrating analysis of the themes running through the works of master writer of horror and supernatural fiction, H.P. Lovecraft. In this study, Maurice Levy presents Lovecraft's fiction as a prototype for the fantastic, a model for fantastic writing in general. The central concern is the intrusion of the unreal into the real; it is precisely because Lovecraft is a realist in every phase of writing---except for the fantastic element---that his work is so powerful.