{"product_id":"2026200010518-secondhand-the-white-hotel","title":"The White Hotel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the intersection of Freudian psychoanalysis and the darkest chapter of human history stands The White Hotel, D. M. Thomas's audacious and haunting masterwork. The novel chronicles the case of Lisa Erdman, a young opera singer whose erotic fantasies and violent premonitions lead her to the consulting room of Sigmund Freud himself, setting the stage for a narrative that moves from the sensual to the catastrophic with breathtaking precision. Thomas constructs his story across multiple literary forms — poem, journal, case study, and historical document — creating a fractured yet deeply unified portrait of one woman's inner and outer worlds.\n\nBeneath its surface as a psychological portrait, The White Hotel confronts the collective trauma of the Holocaust, weaving personal mythology into historical atrocity in a way that is both devastating and transcendent. Thomas argues, through Lisa's journey, that the unconscious mind carries within it the seeds of historical destiny — that private suffering and public catastrophe are inextricably entwined. Winner of the Cheltenham Prize and shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is a novel that refuses to release its grip long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130707910875,"sku":"2026200010518-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/acccd0aa-1820-4e1b-b4d2-f00889de7329.png?v=1786588968","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010518-secondhand-the-white-hotel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}