Piranesi -
Susanna Clarke’s is a hauntingly beautiful and surreal journey through a vast, labyrinthine "House" filled with infinite statues, sweeping tides, and a gentle protagonist whose world is defined by wonder. The Story & World The Setting
The story is presented through the journals of a man known as Piranesi, who lives in "The House"—a seemingly infinite, world-encompassing labyrinth of halls, classical statues, and surging tides. Piranesi lives in total harmony with this environment, meticulously recording its rhythms and caring for the skeletons of the fourteen people who lived there before him. Piranesi
“In my mind are all the tides, their seasons, their times, their characters... The Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.” Susanna Clarke’s is a hauntingly beautiful and surreal
Quote often associated: “I need to produce great ideas, and I believe that if I were commissioned to design a new universe, I would be mad enough to undertake it.” “In my mind are all the tides, their
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