Susanna Clarke crea narrazioni singolari e accattivanti che intrecciano ambientazioni storiche con incanto. La sua prosa è meticolosamente dettagliata, evocando un'atmosfera che immerge i lettori in reami di immaginazione e avventura. Clarke esplora temi profondi come la storia, la magia e la condizione umana, approfondendo le intricate connessioni tra di essi. Il suo lavoro è celebrato per la sua originalità e profondità.
An enchanting and haunting short story set during Christmas unfolds from the pen of an internationally bestselling and prize-winning author. Known for works like Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, this tale weaves together elements of magic and the festive spirit, promising a unique blend of wonder and introspection that captures the essence of the holiday season.
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality. 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. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. 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 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. For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds"--Provided by publisher
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1806-ban Anglia a Napóleonnal vívott háborúra összpontosít, miközben a gyakorlati mágia évszázadok óta feledésbe merült. Tudósok felfedezik, hogy Mr. Norrell, a Hurtfew apátságban élő varázsló, mégis használja a mágiát. Amikor bemutatja tudását a Yorki katedrálisnál, a szobrok életre kelnek, és a hír gyorsan terjed. Norrell Londonba utazik, ahol feltámaszt egy fiatalasszonyt, majd a kormány kérésére beavatkozik a háborúba, szellemhajóival rémítve a franciákat. Ám Norrell uralma nem tart sokáig, mivel megjelenik a fiatal és briliáns varázsló, Jonathan Strange, aki Norrell ellentéte. Strange csatlakozik a háborúhoz, Wellington portugáliai csapatait segítve természetfeletti erejével. Ambíciója azonban egyre nő, és elkezdi kutatni az angol mágia megteremtőjét, a Hollókirályt. E kutatás során Strange egyre veszélyesebb varázslatokra vállalkozik, ami nemcsak Norrell-lel való barátságát, hanem mindent, ami fontos számára, veszélybe sodor. Susanna Clarke elegáns és részletes első regénye felejthetetlen utazásra viszi az olvasót.
Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics favorite "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell," Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England.
Two magicians shall appear in England. The first shall fear me; the second shall long to behold me ...; The year is 1806, and centuries have passed since practical magic faded into England's past. But scholars of its glorious history discover that one magician remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose talent sends a thrill through the country. Yet the cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. And so begins a dangerous and dazzling battle between these two great men that will lead them into wars, personal battles, and places they should not have dared to enter.
In nineteenth-century England, all is going well for rich, reclusive Mr Norell, who has regained some of the power of England's magicians from the past, until a rival magician, Jonathan Strange, appears and becomes Mr Norrell's pupil
All'inizio dell'Ottocento, della magia inglese rimangono quasi solo leggende come quella di Re Corvo, il grande mago capace di fondere la sapienza delle fate con la ragione umana. Ma dalle regioni del Nord un tempo visitate da elfi e folletti appare il signor Norrell, capace di far parlare le statue della cattedrale di York: la notizia sembra segnare il ritorno della magia in Inghilterra, e Norrell si trasferisce a Londra per offrire i suoi servizi magici al governo, impegnato nella guerra contro Napoleone. Ma una profezia parla di due maghi che faranno rinascere la magia inglese. Uno dei due maghi èNorrell. E l'altro chi è?
