Endless corridors, infinite halls, thousands of statues: this is the House of Piranesi, its sole inhabitant, devoted to exploring and meticulously documenting it. Time is measured by the tides that regularly flood the labyrinthine structure and by the visits of the Other, who comes to learn about the progress of the research.
But when Piranesi discovers traces of a third person, he is confronted with a truth greater than the House itself…
Piranesi is no ordinary house: endless corridors, infinite halls, thousands of statues, each unlike any other. The upper levels are shrouded in clouds, while an entire ocean regularly floods the lower chambers of the labyrinthine House.
Piranesi is undaunted. By carefully observing the tides, he measures time according to their rhythm. Tirelessly, he explores the labyrinth of the House and records its contents. It is the work of his life.
But Piranesi is not alone in the House. There is also the Other, who visits twice a week to learn about the progress of the research. Yet when these investigations begin to reveal the existence of another person, a new and terrifying reality slowly emerges — the reality of another world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.
Piranesi draws us into a parallel, dreamlike reality and an endless labyrinth: a breathtaking world of eerie beauty, haunted by tides and clouds. Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the novel has been translated into thirty-one languages.
