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Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was a British-born Australian writer who published 12 novels, three short-story collections, and eight plays, from 1935 to 1987. White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and stream of consciousness techniques.
Patrick White (born May 28, 1912, London, England—died September 30, 1990, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian novelist and playwright who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1973.
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An essay by Madeleine Watts on the life and works of Patrick White, the only Australian Nobel Laureate in Literature. She explores why White is not widely read or appreciated in his own country, and how his novels reflect his complex and profound vision of Australia.
Patrick White was an Australian novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973. He wrote about his childhood, his travels, his love of theatre and his views on society and politics in his novels.
Explore the life and works of Patrick White, the only Australian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Learn about his novels, plays, essays, and more, with facts, figures, and commentary.
Sep 30, 1990 · Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian author widely regarded as one of the major English-language novelists of the 20th century, and winner of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Sep 30, 1990 · Patrick White was an Australian writer who won the Nobel Prize for his epic and psychological narrative art. He explored the history and culture of his native country and its people in his novels and plays.
