by Michel Faber · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9780857860019
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«The Crimson Petal and the White» is the novel by Michel Faber, published by Canongate in 2011 in paperback (845 pages, in English).
Set in Victorian London, it follows Sugar, a young prostitute trying to escape misery, and a wide cast of characters whose lives intersect. It portrays the social contradictions of the era through a multi-voiced story full of twists.
The novel is linked to the BBC television adaptation and includes discussion questions.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and those wishing to delve into the original work that inspired the BBC television adaptation.
Michel Faber is a Dutch-born writer of English-language fiction, including his 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White, and Under the Skin (2000) which was adapted for film by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson. His novel for young adults, D: A Tale of Two Worlds, was published in 2020. His book, Listen: On Music, Sound and Us, a non-fiction work about music, came out in October 2023.
