{"title":"Books by Thomas Ligotti","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780143107767","title":"Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo terrifying classics by “the best kept secret in contemporary horror fiction” (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThomas Ligotti’s debut collection, \u003ci\u003eSongs of a Dead Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e, and his second, \u003ci\u003eGrimscribe\u003c\/i\u003e, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction.  Influenced by the strange terrors of Lovecraft and Poe and by the brutal absurdity of Kafka, Ligotti eschews cheap, gory thrills for his own brand of horror, which shocks at the deepest, existential, levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLigotti’s stories take on decaying cities and lurid dreamscapes in a style ranging from rich, ornamental prose to cold, clinical detachment. His raw and experimental work lays bare the unimportance of our world and the sickening madness of the human condition. Like the greatest writers of cosmic horror, Ligotti bends reality until it cracks, opening fissures through which he invites us to gaze on the unsettling darkness of the abyss below.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224892322165,"sku":"9780143107767","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780143107767_6ebb409c-e096-47bc-91b8-137eabcd8421.jpg?v=1786011623"},{"product_id":"9780753513743","title":"Teatro Grottesco","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Ligotti is often cited as the most curious and remarkable figure in horror literature since H. P. Lovecraft. His work is noted by critics for its display of an exceptionally grotesque imagination and accomplished prose style. In his stories, Ligotti has followed a literary tradition that began with Edgar Allan Poe, portraying characters that are outside of anything that might be called normal life, depicting strange locales far off the beaten track, and rendering a grim vision of human existence as a perpetual nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe horror stories collected in \u003ci\u003eTeatro Grottesco\u003c\/i\u003e feature tormented individuals who play out their doom in various odd little towns, as well as in dark sectors frequented by sinister and often blackly comical eccentrics. The cycle of narratives introduce readers to a freakish community of artists who encounter demonic perils that ultimately engulf their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294705955189,"sku":"9780753513743","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780753513743_f763ebc9-ae24-4553-a187-fc9fdf1d29f2.jpg?v=1786016124"},{"product_id":"9780143133148","title":"The Conspiracy Against the Human Race","description":"His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. At once a guidebook to pessimistic thought and a relentless critique of humanity's employment of self-deception to cope with the pervasive suffering of their existence, The Conspiracy against the Human Race may just convince readers that there is more than a measure of truth in the despairing yet unexpectedly liberating negativity that is widely considered a hallmark of Ligotti's work.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311578984821,"sku":"9780143133148","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780143133148_803c5521-47bf-4a4b-885e-af0267fbaca0.jpg?v=1786010956"},{"product_id":"9780753516881","title":"My Work Is Not Yet Done","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen junior manager Frank Dominio is suddenly demoted and then fired, it seems there was more than a grain of truth to his persecution fantasies. But as he prepares to even the score with those responsible for his demise, he unwittingly finds an ally in a dark and malevolent force that grants him supernatural powers. Frank takes his revenge in the most ghastly ways imaginable—but there will be a terrible price to pay once his work is done. This tale of corporate horror and demonic retribution will strike a chord with anyone who has ever been disgruntled at work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311911809397,"sku":"9780753516881","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780753516881_95737ccf-87f7-488a-9598-56b09d749bef.jpg?v=1786016139"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-thomas-ligotti.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}