description: Barnes &amp; Noble Discover Great New WritersWhen Susanna Clarke set out to write her sensational first novel, she determined to write a book about magic that would keep readers from their coveted sleep. She has certainly succeeded. A hefty doorstop of a book, Jonathan Strange &amp; Mr. Norrell has already drawn comparisons to works by Dickens, Austen, and the Harry Potter books. Set in early-19th-century England, Clarke's novel introduces readers to a group of magicians from whom the "magic" has departed. Enter Mr. Norrell, a misanthropic, book-hoarding magician who takes up a challenge to prove that magic still exists. After Mr. Norrell succeeds at his ambitious endeavor, he takes on a pupil, the charismatic Jonathan Strange, and together they begin to restore the sorry state of English magic. But a rift opens between these two allies, leading them to turn their magic on each other, and a darker, more sinister magic begins to reveal itself.Clarke's ambitious epic is packed with twists and turns, as she leads readers through mysterious doorways, down magical pathways, and into other worlds. Filled with quirky characters and eerie places, it's frightening, moving, and very often witty. In her stunningly original and accomplished first novel, Susanna Clarke has created a completely convincing "historical" account magic's role in changing the course of history -- a work chock-full of the most fun a "smart" book has ever contained. (Holiday 2004 Selection)
language: English
title: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
titlecomplete: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
characters: Gilbert Norrell, Dr. Lancelot Greysteel, John Childermass, Mrs Delgado, Vinculus, The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair, John Segundus, Louisa Greysteel, Christopher Drawlight, George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, Arabella Strange, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Flora Greysteel, Henry Woodhope, Mr. Honeyfoot, Jonathan Strange, Stephen Black, Henry Lascelles, Sir Walter Pole, Lady Emma Pole, John Uskglass (The Raven King)
genres: Magic, Historical, Fiction, Magical Realism, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Alternate History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 231465
places: Yorkshire, England, Venice, Italy, England, London, England, United Kingdom
series: Strange & Norrell
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel and Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Guardian First Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Adult Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: British Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Cena Akademie SFFH
category: Kniha roku (Book of the Year)
publisher: Sound Library