Gormenghast

Gormenghast is a fictional castle of titanic proportions that features prominently in a series of fantasy works penned by Mervyn Peake.

Genre and Style

The series is usually described as a fantasy work. However, there is no magic and no intelligent races other than humans, as is usual in high fantasy such as The Lord of the Rings. Another valid classification would be to place Gormenghast in the genre of the fantastic, with marked gothic and surrealist influences.

Related Topics:
Fantasy - Magic - High fantasy - The Lord of the Rings - Fantastic - Gothic - Surrealist

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Gormenghast has a much less focused plot than is usual for most novels. Though Titus and Steerpike are often considered the main characters, they share the narrative with many of the other denizens of the castle.

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