6/26/2023 0 Comments Voss patrick white reviewYou don’t just read a Patrick White novel, you become immersed in it. But he’s a terrific storyteller and everything about his work - his characters, his descriptions of people and places and atmospheres, his ability to capture people’s emotions and motivations and innermost thoughts - is masterful. Yes, his books are hard work, and yes, the prose sometimes feels convoluted and old-fashioned. His reputation as a fine but difficult writer often puts people off trying his work (myself included), but every time I read a White novel (I’ve read four now, three of which are reviewed on my Patrick White page) I come away from the experience wondering what I was scared of. Fiction – paperback Vintage Classics 464 pages 1994.įirst published in 1957, Patrick White’s Voss went on to win the inaugural Miles Franklin Literary Award that same year. Some 15 years later White received the Nobel Prize for Literature, the only Australian to ever win the accolade, earning him a formidable presence in the Australian literary canon.
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