Patrick White

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.... Wikipedia

• Born:  Patrick Victor Martindale White, May 28, 1912, Knightsbridge, London, England
• Age at death:  78 years
• Died:  September 30, 1990, Sydney, Australia
• Language:  English
• Nationality:  Australian
• Period:  1935–1987
• Notable awards:  Miles Franklin Award (1957, 1961), ALS Gold Medal (1941, 1955, 1965), Australian of the Year (1973), Nobel Prize in Literature (1973)
• Partner:  Manoly Lascaris (1941–1990)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo