RIYL: Titus Groan, Gormenghast

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Would someone please recommend me authors sharing Mervyn Peake's propensity for microscopically detailed prose and labyrinthine structure? Crumbling castles a plus! Don't say Charles Dickens, I know about him already.

owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Tuesday, 29 November 2005 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

How about George Perec "Life A User's Manual"? None more detailed / labyrinthine...

Mog, Thursday, 1 December 2005 12:38 (nineteen years ago)

I've never read any but China Mieville gets lots of Gormenghast/Peake comparisons, particularly 'Perdido Street Station'.

Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 1 December 2005 15:37 (nineteen years ago)


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