Dagon (novel)
1968 novel by Fred Chappell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Dagon (short story).
Dagon [1] is a novel by author Fred Chappell published in 1968. The novel is a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, attempting to tell a Cthulhu Mythos story as a psychologically realistic Southern Gothic novel. It was awarded the Best Foreign Book of the Year prize by the French Academy in 1972.[2]
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Author | Fred Chappell |
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Language | English |
Genre | Horror, Psychological thriller |
Publisher | Harcourt, Brace & World |
Publication date | 1968 |
Publication place | United States |
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Pages | 177 p. |
OCLC | 1438823 |
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This early novel is one of the author's most widely read works. In The New York Times, it was praised as being "of a very high order [and] precise, dry elegance".[3]