He’s a fascinating and sympathetic character to read. The only character in this novel I can really discuss in depth is Piranesi himself. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But Piranesi is not afraid he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. The book won the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction and the 2021 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year. Upon release, the book received a great deal of acclaim and was nominated for numerous literary awards including a 2021 Hugo Award Nomination for Best Novel, a 2021 Locus Award Nomination for Best Fantasy Novel and a 2020 Nebula Award Nomination for Best Novel. The novel was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in September 2020. Piranesi is a 2020 fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke.
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