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Narrated by:
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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By:
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Susanna Clarke
Bloomsbury presents Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, read by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021
WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES' 2021
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, FINANCIAL TIMES, i PAPER, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, TIME MAGAZINE, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, BBC CULTURE, NETGALLEY AND THE CHURCH TIMES
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. 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.
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'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being … Piranesi is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL
‘It subverts expectations throughout … Utterly otherworldly’ Guardian
'Piranesi astonished me. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' MADELINE MILLER
‘Brilliantly singular’ Sunday Times
'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery … This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' ERIN MORGENSTERN
‘Head-spinning … Fully imagined and richly evoked’ Telegraph
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The story is narrated by Piranesi who lives in a labyrinth of halls and rooms inside which are wild waves of rising and falling tides (a captured ocean?), statues, birds, aquatic life, bones and his journals. Piranesi is not afraid, he understands the tides and the labyrinth and the statues, he loves the house and feels honor bound to care for those whose remains are within. “The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.” He spends his days documenting the tides and exploring the house’s secrets. Twice a week a man he thinks of as “The Other” visits and seeks Piranesi’s assistance with his research, searching for a “Great and Secret Knowledge”. Piranesi does not agree with the research, saying,“The House is valuable because it is the House. It is enough in and of Itself. It is not the means to an end.”
Piranesi is a compelling read, one that you could read again and find different meanings and possibilities. I enjoyed it on both audiobook and on ebook.
A beautifully written, fascinating story. I was unable to put it down ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hang in there, the book gets better and better and
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(For context, I listened to Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five with James Franco, and I wanted to gouge my eyes out).
Tremendous work, highly recommend.
Fantastic story, with top notch narration.
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Very imaginative
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really beautifully done
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Despite the good parts, the ending is abrupt. It leaves many questions unanswered, many threads hanging, and does not close the story in a satisfying way. It seems like the kind of ending where the author wants the reader to fill in the blanks and decide what they think happens next, which is code for the author either being unable to make up their mind or simply losing interest. Though I enjoyed the book, the ending soured it.
Good but Anticlimactic
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I liked it
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great book!
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Complicated and mildly haunting
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A fantastically lonely universe.
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