{"product_id":"2026200008822-secondhand-the-vivisector","title":"The Vivisector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick White's The Vivisector is a sweeping and psychologically penetrating novel that chronicles the life of Hurtle Duffield, a ruthless and visionary Australian painter who sacrifices everything — love, friendship, and human decency — in relentless pursuit of his art. With the unflinching precision of its title, the novel dissects the creative impulse itself, arguing that the true artist is both surgeon and subject, cutting through the surface of life to expose its raw, often brutal truth. White's prose is rich, demanding, and deeply ironic, presenting a portrait of genius that is as morally complex as it is artistically compelling. First published in 1970, the work stands as one of the great Australian novels of the twentieth century, cementing White's reputation as a Nobel Prize-winning literary giant. The Vivisector remains an essential and uncompromising meditation on the cost of art and the nature of the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956418490587,"sku":"2026200008822-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/82474c32-707f-453d-80d8-3b611b6b27ef.png?v=1783500802","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008822-secondhand-the-vivisector","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}