Above all I was determined to prove that the Australian novel is not necessarily the dreary, dun-coloured offspring of journalistic realism.
Patrick White Quotes
I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Patrick White Quotes: I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as..."
Birth: | 28th May, 1912 |
Death: | 30th September, 1990 |
Nationality: | Australian |
Profession: | Novelist, Playwriter, Screenwriter, Writer |
Patrick White was an English-born Australian writer who is widely regarded as one of the most important English-language novelists of the 20th century. From 1935 until his death, he published 12 novels, three short-story collections and eight plays. White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, shifting narrative vantage points and a stream of consciousness technique. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Australian to have been awarded the prize.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 17th November
Births
- 1951 - Stephen Root
- 1906 - Soichiro Honda
- 1937 - Peter Edward Cook
- 1866 - Voltairine De Cleyre
- 1942 - Martin Scorsese
Deaths
- 2003 - Don Gibson
- 2006 - Ruth Brown
- 1858 - Robert Owen
- 1968 - Mervyn Peake
- 1990 - Robert Hofstadter
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends