Pagine1912–1990 · London, England (raised in Sydney) · also known as White
Patrick White is the only Australian to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1973). His demanding, visionary novels — The Tree of Man (1955), Voss (1957), about a doomed German explorer crossing the continent, and Riders in the Chariot (1961) — set out to describe the Australian spirit. He used his Nobel prize money to found the Patrick White Award for older writers.
Begin with Voss.
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Patrick White is the only Australian to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1973). His demanding, visionary novels — The Tree of Man (1955), Voss (1957), about a doomed German explorer crossing the continent, and Riders in the Chariot (1961) — set out to describe the Australian spirit.
Voss is usually considered Patrick White’s best-known work, followed by The Tree of Man, Riders in the Chariot.
Most readers start with Voss.
Both refer to the same writer.
Patrick White’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download, but many can be borrowed free from your public library or Open Library — we link to them below.