Lovecraft Country: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
Contributors
Ruff, Matt Author
Series
Lovecraft Country volume 1
Published
HarperCollins , 2016.
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Description
Critically acclaimed cult novelist Matt Ruff makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.
Chicago, 1954. When his father, Montrose, goes missing, twenty-two-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 Atticus’ ancestors—they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.
At the manor, Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret cabal named the Order of the Ancient Dawn—led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb—which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his clan’s destruction.
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.
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Format
eBook
Street Date
02/16/2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780062292087
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ruff, M. (2016). Lovecraft Country: A Novel . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ruff, Matt. 2016. Lovecraft Country: A Novel. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ruff, Matt. Lovecraft Country: A Novel HarperCollins, 2016.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Ruff, M. (2016). Lovecraft country: a novel. HarperCollins.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ruff, Matt. Lovecraft Country: A Novel HarperCollins, 2016.
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