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>>10002766
Joshi is obsessed with HPL, so it's probably very thorough and detailed. It depends whether that's what you look for in a biography, or if you'd prefer more of an easily-digestible overview. I read L. Spague De Camp's one, which seemed pretty decent, but I've heard people say it's outdated. There's also a popular book about him by Houellebecq.

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>>10002766
>I am Providence
I haven't read it but I can tell from the title that he knows what's up
Bowden understood him well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7qQ7A4rWM8

>>10002790
>I read L. Spague De Camp's one, which seemed pretty decent, but I've heard people say it's outdated.


what did additional shit happen to Lovecraft since that autobiography, but after he died?

>>10002790
Thanks

>>10002766
It is pretty good. Joshi is very thorough and provides a very detailed look at the various chapters of HPL's life. Also has some commentary on his stories.

>>10004640
Not all sources on a person are available at any given time. For example, letters are a precious source of information, but locating them, getting the permissions to read them and to process and interpret them (not everyone had a clear handwriting, not everything is neatly dated, some parts of a longer written conversation might be lost, there are private jokes and obscure remarks and so on) is hard work. I'D say we know more about HP no than 30 years ago.