by Susanna Clarke · Quinteto · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497110235
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«Jonathan Strange y el señor Norrell» is the fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke, published by Quinteto in paperback (912 pages, in Spanish).
In early 19th-century England, magic has become a lost art. When Mr Norrell makes the stones of York Cathedral speak, his fame takes him to London, where he meets the young Jonathan Strange. The veteran magician takes him as a disciple, and both attempt to restore the prestige of their craft, though their methods and ambitions soon clash.
First instalment of the Strange & Norrell saga. Quinteto Bolsillo collection. Winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy awards. Translation by Ana María de la Fuente.
For readers of historical fantasy seeking erudite magic, Napoleonic setting, and a lengthy novel with characters driven by ambition.
Susanna Mary Clarke is an English author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternative history. Clarke began Jonathan Strange in 1993 and worked on it during her spare time. For the next decade, she published short stories from the Strange universe, but it was not until 2003 that Bloomsbury bought her manuscript and began work on its publication. The novel became a best-seller.
