Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Enter the dazzling world of nineteenth century magicians fighting Napoleon's advancing army - and fighting between themselves
Unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy yearsIt’s funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical, a journey through light and shadow – a delight to read -- NEIL GAIMAN
With all of the whimsy, spark and imagination of Harry Potter and the dry, well-observed wit of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke perfectly conveys all that can be brilliant about British literature and manages to be refreshingly different from either * GUARDIAN *
A highly original and compelling work * SUNDAY TIMES *
Many books are to be read, some are to be studied, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is of this last kind * WASHINGTON POST *
Full of epic sweep and intimate human drama … An imaginative treat * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Ravishing ... superb ... Combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien * TIME *
Clarke's imagination is prodigious, her pacing is masterly and she knows how to employ dry humour in the service of majesty … Clarke's giddiness comes from finding a way at once to enter the company of her literary heroes, to pay them homage and to add to the literature, to slot this big fat book into our own libraries of spells. In this fantasy, the master that magic serves is reverence for writing * NEW YORK TIMES *
It is packed with neat, deft touches; peopled with an intriguing and varied supporting cast; linguistically and socially utterly authentic in its evocation of its idiosyncratic version of its chosen era; movingly redolent of the author's affection for both her protagonists; and builds to a resolution that satisfies both logically and poetically * INDEPENDENT *
A sprawling saga about 19th-century frenemy magicians who revive the art of “practical magic” after years of its being merely an academic pursuit … It’s also a book wherein storytelling helps make the meaning: Clarke’s pastiche of period styles accentuates her commentary on English identity, and hundreds of footnotes chronicle the history of magic. It’s the novel Hogwarts-lit nerds read during their postmodern Pynchon phase * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *
With all of the whimsy, spark and imagination of Harry Potter and the dry, well-observed wit of Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke perfectly conveys all that can be brilliant about British literature and manages to be refreshingly different from either * GUARDIAN *
A highly original and compelling work * SUNDAY TIMES *
Many books are to be read, some are to be studied, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is of this last kind * WASHINGTON POST *
Full of epic sweep and intimate human drama … An imaginative treat * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Ravishing ... superb ... Combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece of the genre that rivals Tolkien * TIME *
Clarke's imagination is prodigious, her pacing is masterly and she knows how to employ dry humour in the service of majesty … Clarke's giddiness comes from finding a way at once to enter the company of her literary heroes, to pay them homage and to add to the literature, to slot this big fat book into our own libraries of spells. In this fantasy, the master that magic serves is reverence for writing * NEW YORK TIMES *
It is packed with neat, deft touches; peopled with an intriguing and varied supporting cast; linguistically and socially utterly authentic in its evocation of its idiosyncratic version of its chosen era; movingly redolent of the author's affection for both her protagonists; and builds to a resolution that satisfies both logically and poetically * INDEPENDENT *
A sprawling saga about 19th-century frenemy magicians who revive the art of “practical magic” after years of its being merely an academic pursuit … It’s also a book wherein storytelling helps make the meaning: Clarke’s pastiche of period styles accentuates her commentary on English identity, and hundreds of footnotes chronicle the history of magic. It’s the novel Hogwarts-lit nerds read during their postmodern Pynchon phase * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY *
Susanna Clarke's debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. It won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award in 2005. The Ladies of Grace Adieu, a collection of short stories, some set in the world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006. Her second novel, Piranesi, will publish in September 2020. She lives in Derby shire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408856888 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408856883 |
| Title | Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell |
| Author | Susanna Clarke |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 1024 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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