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Patrick White
AuthorBooks · Second hand1912-1990
Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian novelist and playwright who explored themes of religious experience, personal identity and the conflict between visionary individuals and a materialistic, conformist society. Influenced by the modernism of James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, he developed a complex literary style and a body of work that challenged the dominant realist prose tradition of his home country, was satirical of Australian society, and sharply divided local critics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973 and is the only Australian to have been awarded it.
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About Patrick White
Birth
1912
Death
1990
First book
1935
Years writing
91
Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian novelist and playwright who explored themes of religious experience, personal identity and the conflict between visionary individuals and a materialistic, conformist society. Influenced by the modernism of James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, he developed a complex literary style and a body of work that challenged the dominant realist prose tradition of his home country, was satirical of Australian society, and sharply divided local critics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1973 and is the only Australian to have been awarded it.
Patrick White was born in London in 1912, though he became a defining figure of Australian literature.
His prolific career spans 97 works, including novels, plays, poetry, and screenplays.
The novel Voss is widely regarded as one of his most iconic and representative works.
His writing deeply explores the Australian identity and the complexities of human experience during the Second World War.
Throughout his life, White stood out as a versatile author who mastered both fiction and autobiography.
