S.T. Joshi




S.T. Joshi

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born
June 22, 1958

gender
male

place of birth
Pune, India

genre
Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction


about this author

Sunand Tryambak Joshi (b. 22 June 1958 in Pune, India) is an Indian American literary scholar, and a leading figure in the study of Howard Phillips Lovecraft and other authors. Besides what some critics consider to be the definitive biography of Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft: A Life, 1996), Joshi has written about Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken, Lord Dunsany, and M.R. James, and has edited collections of their works.

His literary criticism is notable for its emphases upon readability and the dominant worldviews of the authors in question; his The Weird Tale looks at six acknowledged masters of horror and fantasy (namely Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, Dunsany, M. R. James, Bierce and Lovecraft), and discusses their respective worl...more




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H.P. Lovecraft: A Life H.P. Lovecraft: A Life
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 4.35 — 34 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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The Weird Tale: Arthur Machen,... The Weird Tale: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 4.04 — 25 ratings — published 1990
4 editions
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Atheism: A Reader Atheism: A Reader
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 3.62 — 26 ratings — published 2000
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American Supernatural Tales American Supernatural Tales
by S.T. Joshi (Editor)
avg rating 3.91 — 22 ratings — published 2007
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An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedi... An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 3.73 — 15 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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The Modern Weird Tale : A Crit... The Modern Weird Tale : A Critique of Horror Fiction
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2001
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The Evolution of the Weird Tal... The Evolution of the Weird Tale
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 2004
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God's Defenders: What They Bel... God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 3.50 — 10 ratings — published 2003
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Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories... Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published 1998
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H P Lovecraft: Four Decades of... H P Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism
by S.T. Joshi
avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published 1980
2 editions
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