speakingskies: fol-de-lol:bookhobbit:fol-de-lol:cobbledstories:fol-de-lol:okay but the new
speakingskies: fol-de-lol: bookhobbit: fol-de-lol: cobbledstories: fol-de-lol: okay but the new novel is titled Piranesi. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian artist. here are a couple of his works from the Carceri d'invenzione series. Imaginary prisons? do they remind you of anything? am I seeing pineapples where there are none? look at this fucking series and then read that announcement piece and please tell me I am not completely wrong in having some hopes that Piranesi could be related to the JS&MN-universe? If I am wrong (which I probably am) these are still some mighty fine drawings of the Kings’ Roads. I’m gonna keep very low expectations for any potential JSMN link, but I do want to say that these drawings do seem to match the description of “the House” in the novel’s plot summary— “It has hundreds if not thousands of rooms and corridors, imprisoning an ocean. A watery labyrinth.” The question at hand is: is Clarke’s Piranesi the historical Piranesi, or an original character whose name references the inspiration for the setting? If the former, we might have an 18th century alternate history on our hands; potentially a prequel to JSMN if there is a link at all. This is incredibly exciting either way; I’m already hooked. they really do! and while I will most likely spend the rest of the year thinking that there must be some relation to the Kings’ Roads, I’m just as intrigued by something new and fantastic. will probably have to learn everything about Piranesi just in case it turns out to be alternate history. Don’t know if this actually means anything, but an additional little intriguing thing is that Piranesi is mentioned in the text of JS&MN in connection with the art of the King’s Roads: “"Of course,“ remarked Strange to Childermass, “they make these scenesaltogether too Roman – too like the works of Palladio and Piranesi, but theycannot help that – it is their training.“ ooooooooh, thank you!!! I was reading that section two days ago, but two days ago I had no idea I would be obsessing over the name “Piranesi” and thus, missed it. at the very least, it means that I am not a conspiracy theorist trying to find connections where there are none. at the very least, I now know that Mr Strange agrees that there is some connection between Piranesi and the King’s Roads! Also! In the Tom Brightwind story in The Ladies of Grace Adieu, the bridge built over the river in Thoresby is built on Piranesi’s design! I don’t know what to make of it - possibly a link? Maybe Clarke is just a fan? -- source link
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