Weaving a rich gothic atmosphere, the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell mines a darkly fantastical vision with a tale of a very singular house and its mysterious inhabitants.
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Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2020
Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has. In his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides which thunder up staircases, the clouds which move in slow procession through the upper halls.
On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food and waterlilies to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone. Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims?
Lost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781526649485
Number of pages: 272
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
I’d like to start my review saying that Susanna Clarke has created a unique genre with her historical fantasy books.
“Piranesi “ needs to be read to understand the story, because everybody will interpret it according...
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I’m not even really sure how to talk about this book yet but here goes.
I am a huge fan of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke's previous book, and was so excited to read this new one, while having no...
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(I received an ARC copy from Bloomsbury. This review has only minor spoilers that probably won’t make sense until you read Piranesi.)
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