Málokdy se stane, že čtu “recenzi” celoživotního díla, a okamžitě mám chuť vyhrabat z knihovny všechno co od (obou) autorů mám. Tento úryvek z knihy HP Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life ve kterém Houellebecq vyznává lásku H.P. Lovecraftovi to v sobě rozhodně má.
Lovecraft's body of work can be compared to a gigantic dream machine, of astounding breadth and efficacy. There is nothing tranquil or discreet in his literature. Its impact on the reader's mind is savagely, frighteningly brutal and dangerously slow to dissipate. Rereading produces no notable modification other than that, eventually, one ends up wondering: how does he do it?
Those who love life do not read. Nor do they go to the movies, actually. No matter what might be said, access to the artistic universe is more or less entirely the preserve of those who are a little fed up with the world.09-07-2024