Michel Faber

A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer in full command of his many talents. It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away …

The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber is a 2002 novel set in Victorian-era England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson entitled 'Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal', the opening line of which is 'Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white'.

Theo Griepenkerl, a Canadian linguistics scholar, is sent to Iraq in search of artifacts that have survived the destruction and looting of the war. While visiting a museum in Mosul, he finds nine papyrus scrolls tucked in the belly of a bas-relief sculpture: they have been perfectly preserved for more than two …