Author | Susanna Clarke |
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Audio read by | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
Language | English |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication date | 15 September 2020 |
Publication place | London |
Media type | Print (hardback), e-book, audio |
Pages | 272 |
Awards | Women's Prize for Fiction (2021) |
ISBN | 978-1-5266-2242-6 (hardback) |
OCLC | 1157346980 |
823/.92 | |
LC Class | PR6103.L375 P57 2020 |
Piranesi is a novel by English author Susanna Clarke, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2020. It is Clarke's second novel, following her debut Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), published sixteen years earlier. The novel is set in a parallel universe made up of hundreds of halls and vestibules, which triggers a gradual loss of memory and identity in newcomers. The story is told through the research notes of the eponymous narrator, who reconstructs the story of his own arrival as he explores this world. Piranesi won the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction.