Patrick White
White was an Australian of English descent who won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for a body of fiction that combined visionary intensity with social satire. His major novels were written in Australia but his education and cultural formation were entirely English.
Works
- VossEpic novel of an explorer's obsessive journey across the Australian interior
- The Tree of ManNovel chronicling an ordinary couple's struggle through love and loss in Australia
- The Eye of the StormNovel following an elderly woman's final days surrounded by family conflicts
- Riders in the ChariotComplex novel about spiritual quest of four different characters bound by fate
- The Aunt's StoryNovel following a woman's intellectual awakening during her travels in Europe
- A Fringe of LeavesNovel of a woman's survival after shipwreck on an Australian island
- The Solid MandalaNovel about two brothers' lifelong relationship and artistic pursuits in Australia