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“Comrades in Tentacles”: H. P. Lovecraft and China Miéville

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Crank. Weirdo. Misanthropist. Racist. Paranoiac. Recluse. Visionary. Gentleman not of his time. Misunderstood genius. All of these terms have been used, variously, as tributes to, accusations against, and summaries of Howard Phillips Lovecraft and his work.

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Colebrook, M. (2013). “Comrades in Tentacles”: H. P. Lovecraft and China Miéville. In: Simmons, D. (eds) New Critical Essays on H.P. Lovecraft. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137320964_12

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