Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Category:Fantasy / Mystery / Fiction

Rating: 4.5/5

Pages: 272 Pages 

About the Book

Written by New York Times bestselling author Susanna Clarke, Piranesi is an award-winning, hypnotic fantasy novel set in a mysterious dreamlike reality. Piranesi lives inside an extraordinary House with endless corridors, infinite rooms, thousands of statues, and an ocean whose tides sweep through its halls. He spends his days exploring this vast labyrinth and recording its wonders.

There is only one other person he regularly encounters—the man known as The Other, who visits twice a week and asks Piranesi to help with research into a Great and Secret Knowledge. But when mysterious evidence of another person begins to appear, Piranesi's understanding of the House starts to unravel.

As hidden messages emerge and long-buried secrets come to light, the world Piranesi thought he knew becomes increasingly strange and dangerous. Filled with mystery, fantasy, secrets, discovery, and surreal beauty, Piranesi is a captivating story about identity, memory, and uncovering the truth. The novel won the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction