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Piranesi

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Piranesi unfolds in a vast, labyrinthine house whose endless rooms and corridors are lined with countless statues, with tides that rise and fall mysteriously across its halls. The protagonist, Piranesi, lives harmoniously within this enigmatic world, exploring its wonders and patterns. His only human contact is The Other, who visits to seek assistance with a secret research. As subtle clues emerge hinting at another presence and a hidden reality, a profound and unsettling truth begins to surface beyond the labyrinth's confines.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy thought-provoking fantasy with surreal and atmospheric world-building, Piranesi appeals to fans of imaginative, mysterious narratives and those who appreciate lyrical, poetic storytelling in speculative fiction.

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The award-winning, New York Times bestselling fantasy sensation that Madeline Miller called, "a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling," Piranesi is an intoxicating, hypnotic novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

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The award-winning New York Times bestselling fantasy sensation that Madeline Miller called, "a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling," Piranesi is an intoxicating, hypnotic novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls lined with thousands upon thousands of statues. Within the labyrinth of halls, an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, while 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.

Piranesi is described as "spellbinding, strange, and unforgettably original" by Esquire. It introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635577808

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2021

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Susanna Clarke is the New York Times bestselling, award winning author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (winner of the Hugo Award), Ladies of Grace Adieu, Piranesi (winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction), and The Wood at Midwinter.

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