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The story is told through the journals of a man who calls himself , though he admits he doesn't know his real name. He lives in "The House," a seemingly infinite labyrinth of halls filled with statues , where the lower floors are flooded by tides and the upper floors are lost in clouds.

Piranesi believes there have only ever been fifteen people in the world, most of whom are skeletons he carefully tends to. His only living companion is , a man who visits him twice a week to seek "Great and Secret Knowledge" hidden within the House. As Piranesi documents his explorations, he begins to uncover clues—inconsistent journal entries and mysterious messages—that suggest his reality is a meticulously constructed trap. Key Themes & Elements Q&A with Susanna Clarke on creating the world of PIRANESI Piranesi

The name "Piranesi" evokes two distinct but interconnected artistic triumphs: the 18th-century Italian etcher and the 2020 fantasy novel Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. Each explores themes of vastness, memory, and the sublime, but in radically different forms. The story is told through the journals of

analyzing the protagonist's identity and his ethical relationship with his environment. A Porous Being : A literary essay in His only living companion is , a man

whether you enter through the ink of an 18th-century etching or the prose of a 21st-century novel, Piranesi invites you into spaces larger than memory and stranger than home.

: Piranesi, who considers himself a scientist of the House, and "The Other," a man who visits twice a week to seek "A Great and Secret Knowledge". Key Themes Nature and Isolation