![]() ![]() ![]() While he reveres the Other and is glad for his company, Piranesi has only limited interactions with him, and after their twice-weekly meetings the Other mysteriously disappears to “his own halls,” leaving Piranesi to fend for himself. He is called “Piranesi” by his sole living companion, the Other. Our main character has lived on the House’s middle level for six years, which marks the beginning of his memory. Clouds and mist shroud the highest of the House’s three levels, while the sea surges through the halls of its lowest level, occasionally causing massive, sudden floods when the tides converge. Within the halls are myriad statues, some colossal in size, featuring figures in an infinite variety of forms: a woman carrying a beehive, a young boy playing the cymbals, an angel caught on a rosebush, an elephant carrying a castle. The House is a vast labyrinth in the form of a limitless white marble temple, its colossal halls linked by unending staircases, doorways, and vestibules. ![]() There is no one to help him, as he is alone in his world, the House. In Piranesi, we meet our main character as he fights to survive a violent and dangerous confluence of tides within his home. Though these features appear in a very different time and place, their effects are still magical. The new novel, Piranesi, bears a family resemblance to its predecessor, sharing its unique creative vision and a detailed approach to the fantastic. ![]() Norrell, Susanna Clarke’s second novel has arrived. Sixteen years after the publication of her breakout novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr. ![]()
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