ITF Read: Lovecraft Country (2016 novel) part one

Matt Ruff inverts the inherent racism of Lovecraft’s fiction by
tying it to white supremacy in this supernatural horror novel
about America’s racist history. In episode 154, Luke & James
take their first few steps into the unimaginable horror lurking
in the era of Jim Crow laws.

Sections covered:


"Lovecraft Country"


"Dreams of the Which House"


"Abdullah's Book"


Topics: the very real horrors of racism, doing the necessary work
for representation in your fiction, the first conversation Matt
Ruff had with Misha Green and Jordan Peele, white privilege as
magic, the additional weight authority gives to racist
harassment, the X-Files connection with the story seed, winning
over a prejudiced ghost, the book heist caper, and some
predictions about where the story might go from here.

Join them next week when they discuss the first five episodes of
Lovecraft Country on HBO!


 


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Music: Ross Bugden