
Episode 255: Beloved Child of the House (Susanna Clarke's "Piranesi")
Very Bad Wizards
The Insignificance of the Knowledge
Sydney: The early hint for me was we meet twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays to discuss our work. One of the big messages of the book is in when Piranesi reveals his thoughts about the secret knowledge. He says, it came to me in the form of a revelation, the insignificance of knowledge. I realized that the search for the knowledge had encouraged us to think of the house as if it were a sort of riddle to be unraveled. If we ever discover the knowledge, then it will be as if the value has been rested from the house and all that remains will be near scenery.
00:00
Transcript
Play full episode
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.