by Michel Faber · Canongate Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781847678935
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«The Crimson Petal and the White» is the historical novel by Michel Faber, published by Canongate Books in paperback (864 pages, in English).
Set in 1870s London, the novel follows Sugar, a nineteen-year-old prostitute who aspires to leave misery behind, and her relationship with William Rackham, a self-centred heir to a perfume empire. Faber portrays Victorian society from brothels to mansions in a story of ambition, desire and class struggle.
Novel originally published in 2002; this English edition appeared in 2010. It received a nomination for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and won the Giuseppe Acerbi Prize.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and extensive, detailed Victorian narrative.
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.
