{"product_id":"the-madhouse-jason-elliot-9781916110502","title":"The Madhouse: A Fantasy Corresponding to Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'We could not, in that place, just lead peaceful and uncomplicated lives, ignoring the fact of our longing. To ignore it, to pretend, to divert ourselves with a thousand trivialities - this would be worse than death itself.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfolding before the reader like a richly-woven oriental tapestry, \u003cem\u003eThe Madhouse \u003c\/em\u003eis a unique, luminous tale of spiritual adventure, studded with gems of psychological insight and timeless wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn anonymous manuscript tells the story of a man - we never know his name - made captive in a mysterious house. Its inhabitants are strangely familiar, its limits unknown. Driven by a longing to escape and to find meaning in his surroundings, the protagonist's journey moves compellingly towards an uncertain but irresistible goal: freedom. But the challenge is greater than at first supposed, and he must first suffer the trials, forged in the crucible of self-discovery, of separation, failure and betrayal - as well as fathom the paradoxes of time, love and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sustained allegory of inner quest, delivered in a voice at times philosophical and introspective, at others irreverent and provocative, this enigmatic tale fearlessly explores the metaphysical conundrums of life - alongside the perennial challenges of self-discovery, purpose and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of Borges, Kafka, and Herman Hesse will recognise in \u003cem\u003eThe Madhouse\u003c\/em\u003e a bold and powerful synthesis of intellectual and spiritual enquiry, fused in allegorical language at the highest level of didactic literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Elliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916110509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916110502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beauxdraps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Jason Elliot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125557424383,"sku":"9781916110502","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96a3d38a-2856-4e35-a292-64c209097cf9.jpg?v=1687443298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-madhouse-jason-elliot-9781916110502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}