Name: Piranesi
SKU: 62895796
Price: 608.00 TWD
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Author: Susanna Clarke
ISBN: 9781526681539

Type

Physical Book

Author

Susanna Clarke

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Year

2024

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23x15 cm

ISBN13

9781526681539

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke (Author) · Bloomsbury Publishing · Paperback

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Synopsis "Piranesi"

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 that thunder up staircases, the clouds that 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 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.

Susanna Clarke

(Author)

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Susanna Clarke (Nottingham, 1959) is a British writer known for her distinctive approach to historical fantasy. Her literary debut, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), blends magic and realism in an alternative 19th century England. The novel was an international success, selling over four million copies and earning awards such as the Hugo and the World Fantasy Award. In 2006, she published The Ladies of Grace Adieu, a collection of stories set in the same magical universe.

After a period of inactivity due to chronic fatigue syndrome, Clarke returned in 2020 with Piranesi, a novel that explores solitude and identity in a labyrinthine world. The work was critically acclaimed and won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2021. Clarke continues to be an influential figure in contemporary fantasy literature, noted for her evocative style and her ability to merge the magical with the historical.

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