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Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke. She's the author of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and this one's very different. It's much shorter (I sat down and read it in three hours, pretty much transfixed), highly original, and beautiful. I am sure that I'll read it again and again.

I also learned today about the historical figure named Piranesi - an Italian living in the late 1700s and known for his architectural drawings which surely helped inspire Escher.

Here's how Jo Walton reviewed Piranesi on Tor.com:

I bought this as soon as it came out but I hadn’t read it yet because I was afraid it would be depressing, but in fact it was not only wonderful and amazing, which I’d expected, but surprisingly cheerful and close to a comfort read. I read it all in one day without stopping, and I recommend it unreservedly to everyone. It isn’t a book in which no bad things happen, but it is a book where everything is very satisfying, and there’s an infinite house full of statues and the sea, and you’d love this book, you, if you’re reading this, it’s almost certain you’d love it and it would make your life better.