Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

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Bloomsbury
01 September 2005

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; 19th Century; Magic; Hugo Award

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Shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize

‘Unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy years ... Funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical' NEIL GAIMAN

The year is 1806. 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 antithesis of Norrell.

So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men which overwhelms that 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.

By: Susanna Clarke
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 60mm
Weight: 684g
ISBN: 9780747579885
ISBN 10: 0747579881
Pages: 1024
Publication Date: 01 September 2005
Recommended Age: From 14 to 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.bloomsbury.com/Authors/details.aspx?tpid=506

Susanna Clarke lives in Cambridge. This is her first novel.

Reviews for Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy years ... Funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical.' NEIL GAIMAN

Winner of British Book Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2005
Winner of British Book Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2005.
Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2005
Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2005.