Author: Richard A. Lupoff Year: 1985 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories:
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ISBNs: 9780586072097 0586072098 |
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Lovecraft's Mein Kampf
When unworldly fantasist H.P. Lovecraft was approached by crafty fanatic George Sylvester Viereck to write an American Mein Kampf, the bait was almost irresistible.
If Lovecraft would lend his pen and his Anglo-Saxon stock to the fascist cause, Viereck would arrange the publication in proper book form of a volume of his stories, hitherto scattered in pulp magazines.
Whilst the famous horror writer had some pretty obnoxious political opinions, his friends didn't really believe he knew what deep waters he was getting himself into. And so began a concerted effort to keep H.P. Lovecraft out of the clutches of the forces of darkness that were to plunge the world into war...
Based on meticulous research, Lovecraft's Book is an extraordinary recreation of an era and presents a hitherto undisclosed chapter in the life of the world's most beloved writer of visionary horror.
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