{"product_id":"voss-patrick-white-thomas-keneally-9780143105688","title":"Voss by Patrick White | Thomas Keneally","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-container\" style=\"font-family: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid #dddddd; border-radius: 8px;\"\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000; padding-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0; font-weight: 800;\"\u003eVoss\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \n    \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left: 5px solid #d32f2f; padding: 15px; margin: 25px 0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: 700; color: #000000; letter-spacing: 1px;\"\u003eNOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE WINNER\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSet against the vast, unforgiving backdrop of nineteenth-century Australia, \u003cem\u003eVoss\u003c\/em\u003e is the crowning achievement of Nobel Laureate Patrick White. The narrative follows the obsessive explorer Voss as he attempts a perilous crossing of the brutal Australian desert, driven by a secret passion for the young orphan Laura. While Voss faces the physical trials of hardship, mutiny, and betrayal, Laura remains in Sydney, enduring their separation through a psychic connection so profound it blurs the lines between dreams and reality. This epic tale masterfully intertwines a sensitive rendering of hidden love with a stark adventure narrative of extraordinary power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eAuthor Bio \u0026amp; Accolades\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003ePatrick White was an Australian literary giant who, in 1973, became the first Australian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was recognized for an \"epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature.\" \u003cem\u003eVoss\u003c\/em\u003e remains his most celebrated work, endorsed by literary icons J. M. Coetzee and Thomas Keneally as a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction. This Penguin Classics edition features authoritative text and scholarly insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"line-height: 1.8; color: #111111; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHighly recommended for readers of epic historical fiction, students of post-colonial literature, and those interested in psychological narratives that explore the extremes of human endurance and the complexities of unrequited love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003csection style=\"margin-bottom: 35px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch4 style=\"color: #000000; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #eeeeee; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;\"\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"padding: 14px; text-align: left; color: #000000; font-weight: 700;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e9780143105688\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003ePatrick White\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003ePenguin Classics\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee;\"\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; font-weight: 700; color: #333333;\"\u003ePublished\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px; color: #111111;\"\u003e2009-01-27\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/table\u003e\n    \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 20px; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;\"\u003e\n        \u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.2em; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: More Than a Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n    {\n      \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n      \"@type\": \"Book\",\n      \"name\": \"Voss\",\n      \"author\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Person\",\n        \"name\": \"Patrick White\"\n      },\n      \"isbn\": \"9780143105688\",\n      \"publisher\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n        \"name\": \"Penguin\"\n      },\n      \"datePublished\": \"2009-01-27\",\n      \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n      \"offers\": {\n        \"@type\": \"Offer\",\n        \"price\": \"17.99\",\n        \"priceCurrency\": \"USD\",\n        \"availability\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/InStock\"\n      }\n    }\n    \u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674557649211,"sku":"014310568X","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780143105688.jpg?v=1778318384","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/voss-patrick-white-thomas-keneally-9780143105688","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}