{"product_id":"the-madhouse-a-fantasy-corresponding-to-truth-paperback","title":"The Madhouse: A Fantasy Corresponding to Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Elliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418381107378,"sku":"9781916110502","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b92e39b20c96a4c5d66091d584113f46.webp?v=1778450207","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-madhouse-a-fantasy-corresponding-to-truth-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}