Patrick White was the first Australian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – 50 years later, is he still being read?
- Written by: Reuben Mackey, Sessional teacher and PhD Candidate, Literary Studies, Monash University
Patrick White c.1940Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsDid you know that 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Patrick White winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Australian writer to be so honoured?
Until last week, neither did I. Nor did many of my fellow academics. As a lover of White’s writing, I was shocked by my own lack of...
