Haunter of Ruins: The Photography of Clarence John Laughlin

Haunter of Ruins presents nearly seventy unpublished images by one of America's finest Surrealists. Influenced by the perpetual decay of New Orleans, his primary setting, and the early post-war terror of the bomb, Laughlin created images of mystery and imagination, proposing more questions than they answer. With 2 introductions and 6 essays by prominent writers, including Andrei Codrescru and John Wood, Haunter of Ruins promises to be an important and rewarding collection.