compilation, study and editing: Boyan Manchev
translation: Ani Vaseva
graphic concept and layout: Teodora Venedikova/Meteor
cover: strx (A fragment of a photograph of endothelial cells from a human umbilical cord was used for the cover.)
photo on the cover: Ashwin Inala and Eileen Shiuan
font: Spectral by Jean-Baptiste Levée (Production Type) © 2017 by The Spectral Project Authors
format: 32 / 70 / 100
printing: Simolini-94
"Meteor, Sofia, 2022
ISBN: 978-619-7291-34-6
The first volume of the selected works of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) presents not only the work of one of the most bizarre authors of the last century, but also his biography, his eccentric philosophical ideas, the artistic and scientific context of his work, and last but not least, his monstrous pantheon.
Herald of extra-cosmic worlds invading the "real" world, Lovecraft also invented their artistic form. He himself insists on his unique place in modern literature as the creator of the method of absolute realism or infinite cosmism.
In addition to a new translation of one of Lovecraft's most significant late works, the novella Dreams in the Lizard House (1933), presented in the context of its origins, this edition includes Lovecraft's letters, a study by Boyan Manchev, and valuable material for both loyal fans and anyone about to discover the vast world of the Providence oddity for the first time.
"How do we know if this form of atomic and molecular motion called "life" is the highest of all forms? Perhaps the dominant being-the most intelligent and godlike of all creatures-is an invisible gas! Or perhaps it is a flaming and luminous mass of molten stardust. Who can say that men have souls while rocks have none?"
H. P. Lovecraft
The time has come for H. P. Lovecraft to shine with all its dark brilliance.
The book is published with the financial support of the National Culture Fund.