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Piranesi
He lives alone in an endless house of statues and thinks the world is kind. He isn't wrong, just not about everyone. 🌊🏛️
Who it's for
Piranesi lives alone in an endless house of halls, statues and tides, keeping meticulous journals and treating the house with reverence and gratitude.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Susanna Clarke's novel is told through the journals of a man called Piranesi, who lives in the House, an endless structure of halls lined with statues, with clouds above and a tidal ocean below. He meets regularly with a man he calls the Other, who enlists him in a search for a 'Great and Secret Knowledge'.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla) and as an audiobook. Not public domain in the US.
Before you start
Heads up: Gaslighting, imprisonment and a drowning.
Age: Ages 14+
I have my stars in the sky, But oh for my little lamp unlit in my house.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 146
