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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation’s past. But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French. 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 opposite of Norrell.

So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms the one between England and France. And their own obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Susanna
Clarke

Susanna Clarke’s debut novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize among others and it won many awards including British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year.  Piranesi was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.

Susanna Clarke’s debut novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize among others and it won many awards including British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year.  Piranesi was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and has won Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
England
Original Language
English
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing

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