Utterly otherworldly' GUARDIAN'Piranesi astonished me. Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL'It subverts expectations throughout. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable its Kindness infinite._'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous. 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. But mostly, he is alone.Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. Perhaps he always has.In his not Elektronisches Buch, 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. Gebraucht - Akzeptabel Einband und einige Blätter eingeschnitten -Winner of the 2021 Women's Prize for FictionA SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' NEW YORK MAGAZINE_Piranesi lives in the House. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Fully imagined and richly evoked' TELEGRAPH. ![]() This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' ERIN MORGENSTERN 'Head-spinning. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' MADELINE MILLER 'Brilliantly singular' SUNDAY TIMES 'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery. Utterly otherworldly' GUARDIAN 'Piranesi astonished me. Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL 'It subverts expectations throughout. _ 'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being. The Beauty of the House is immeasurable its Kindness infinite. 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. Messages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. ![]() ![]() 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. Winner of the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction A SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL, 'one of our greatest living authors' NEW YORK MAGAZINE _ Piranesi lives in the House.
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