The international bestseller, finally in paperback! nbsp; Timemagazine’s #1 book of the year • 11 weeks and counting on theNew York Timesbestseller list •nbsp; Shortlisted for theGuardianFirst Book Award • Longlisted for the Booker prize • A Book Sense pick •PeopleTop Ten Books of the year • Salon.com Top Ten of 2004 •New York TimesNotable Books of the Year •Christian Science MonitorBest Fiction 2004 • Nancy Pearl’s Top 12 Books of 2004 •Washington PostBook WorldBest of 2004 •San Francisco ChronicleBest Books of 2004 •Chicago TribuneBest of 2004 •Seattle Times25 Best Books of 2004 •Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTop 12 Books of 2004 •Village Voice“Top Shelf” •Raleigh News & ObserverBest of 2004 •Rocky Mountain Newscritics’ favorites of 2004•Kansas City Star100 Noteworthy Books of 2004 •Fort Worth Star-Telegram10 Best Books of 2004 •Hartford CourantBest Books of 2004 nbsp; Susanna Clarke’s brilliant first novel is an utterly compelling epic tale of nineteenth-century England and the two very different magicians who, as teacher and pupil and then as rivals, emerge to change its history. Sold in 21 languages, with a major motion picture from New Line on the way,Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrellis a tour de force that has captured the imagination of readers worldwide.