Piranesi

by Clarke, Susanna
ISBN: 9781635577808
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The instant New York Times bestselling novel from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality.

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.

There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Clarke, Susanna
  • ISBN: 9781635577808
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.32 x 0.79
  • Number Of Pages: 272
  • Publication Year: 2021

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  • A fantastic journey

    Jeremy B. - 4 years ago

    Another incredible fantasy from Susanna Clarke. More mysterious and smaller in scope, but conjures up just as vivid a world.

  • Lyrical and lovely

    Laura K. - 4 years 1 month ago

    This is a new novel by Susanna Clarke, writer of the seriously, amazingly classic Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I honestly could have lived with Piranesi so much longer than the slight novel we get, but I thought that it was well paced. I fell in love with the narration of Piranesi as he explores and survives in vast halls of large sculptures that are slowly being invaded by the sea. I honestly could have lived in that world forever but as in all things the outside invades inviting mysteries. This reminded me of the lyrical nature of the book Starless Sea (which I also loved), where reality and the poetic collide. But also Clarke talks about how she was inspired by Borges and I really felt that in some of the descriptions of the labyrinth world. This is definitely a book to check out if you've always wondered about Clarke's writing but felt that Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was too daunting to start. Loved it!

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  • Clarke Triumphs

    Benjamin R. - 5 years 3 months ago

    I have been following Susanna Clarke ever since I got my hands on Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. Her or second full-length novel was not a disappointment! This was about as different from Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell as you could get and I am fully convinced that Clarke may be the most original fantasy writer currently alive. Is the book perfect? No. However, it is a breath of fresh air and I am so happy to have it as a part of my collection.

  • A Novel Unlike Anything You've Ever Read

    Aaron D. - 6 years 1 month ago

    Susanna Clarke's second novel, Piranesi, tells the story of its title character through the lens of the character's journal entries. Piranesi is trapped in an alternate dimension which seems to be a large house with strange oceans in the basement. As you read his journals you journey along with him as he discovers his world, his purpose in it, and meets its other inhabitants. Utterly surprising ,with lots of twists and turns!

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