D.M. Thomas’ modern classic of enduring emotional power was heralded by Salman Rushdie as a novel of ‘blazing imagination and intellectual thought’.
D.M. Thomas
D. M. Thomas was born in Redruth, England. He is a poet and novelist, and his 1981 novel The White Hotel is considered a modern classic.
His acclaimed novel The White Hotel has been translated into over 30 languages. Thomas is also renowned as a translator of Pushkin and Anna Akhmatova.
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