Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

2004 · Book · fantasy, fantasy alternative history, alternate history, science fiction, historical fantasy, historical fiction

Susanna Clarke

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Centred on the relationship between these two men, the novel investigates the nature of "Englishness" and the boundaries between reason and unreason, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Dane, and Northern and Southern English cultural tropes. It has been described as a fantasy novel, an alternative history, and a historical novel.

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Type: Book
Release date: September 8, 2004
Genres: fantasy, fantasy alternative history, alternate history, science fiction, historical fantasy, historical fiction
Created by: Susanna Clarke
Countries: United Kingdom