{"product_id":"white-stag-of-exile-by-thomas-shapcott","title":"'White Stag of Exile' by Thomas Shapcott","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eWithin the mythic and historical come together to explore exile, displacement, and cultural memory.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"491\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"49\"\u003eThe White Stag of Exile\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThomas Shapcott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e turns to late nineteenth-century Budapest, weaving historical fiction around the controversial figure of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKároly Pulszky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the founding ambitions behind the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSzépművészeti Múzeum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The novel moves through the political intrigues and cultural aspirations surrounding Hungary’s emerging national institutions, where art, reputation, and power are tightly entangled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"887\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eShapcott approaches the story with the sensibility of a poet as much as a novelist, blending historical detail with a more atmospheric, symbolic mode of storytelling. The white stag—drawn from Central European folklore—emerges as a recurring motif of pursuit and exile, echoing the personal and cultural dislocations experienced by those caught between ambition, scandal, and national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44183680876627,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/ScholarsCreatingDigitalMapsofSpinoza_sEthics-2026-03-12T160209.332.png?v=1773291761","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/white-stag-of-exile-by-thomas-shapcott","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}