Strong rec: if you&#x27;ve ever wondered about H. P. Lovecraft but lacked the time to read your way through his writings (and all six volumes of his letters), this is Houellebecq giving you the Cliff&#x27;s Notes version. (Lovecraft is considered a major literary figure in France, hence the interest among academics.)<p>(Disclaimer: I might have written the odd piece of Lovecraft-influenced fiction in the past ...)