Matt Ruff
Lovecraft Country
Hanser: €24(HC) dtv: €11,95 (TB)
Originalausgabe: Harper Collins: €12

Wenige Autoren sind so genial, dass sie ein Buch über das schwierige Leben von Schwarzen in den 50ern schreiben können und daraus ein leichtes Buch wird.
Der gute Lovecraft, sein menschlicher, literarischer und existenzialistischer Schrecken, werden so ambivalent in diese Story hineinamalgamiert, wie es ihnen gebührt. Macht Schaudern, macht Spaß! [Caro]

The book that more or less founded the growing subgenre of "Racism as Lovecraftian Horror", letting us view the quotidian and supernatural experiences of a black family in 50s USA. If you've watched the TV series this year, rest assured that you can still thoroughly enjoy the book, as there are major plot divergences between the two. Matt Ruff takes a far more subtle approach than the TV screenwriters (also one less riddled by plot-holes) and I find the book more cohesive and satisfying because of this, but there are enough similarities to probably make you like one if you love the other. [Marc]